Not an April Fool Special - $79 Mercury II - Satellite AV

[tfoss]

I'm thinking of doing FTA, but very much a novice. I have 31-31" dish, can I use a LNB from DTV OR DISH & do I need some king of motor to rotate the dish, or leave the dish stationary. Thanks

 

[turbosat]

Check the List-link at the top of page....for a good idea of what's there. Cable-or pay tv channels are encrypted and that includes the local channels they uplink too. Sometimes you may find a wild feed during a news emerg or bad weather, but normally no locals in the clear.

 

[Mr Tony]

What kind of channels can you see? Can you give any examples. Would those also include local channels from other cities.

check out thelist (at the top of the page)

 

[Mr Tony]

can I use a LNB from DTV OR DISH

no. They are circular and you need Linear.

& do I need some king of motor to rotate the dish, or leave the dish stationary. Thanks

you can leave the dish stationary, but then you are stuck on one satellite unless you move it. A motor is a better option

 

[Anole]

where to get motors, dishes, LNBs...

Motors... dishes... LNBs...
SatelliteAV, one of our Gold Sponsors, selling the Mercury II receiver for this special, has a web site full of all that stuff.
Go look at his other hardware.
It's about as good as you'll find, and you save a bundle on the receiver.

I've ordered three times from him during 2007 (maybe four), and was quite pleased each time.
For anyone wanting to get into FTA, this is a real no-brainer opportunity. - :up

 

[theslag]

is this receiver good for someone starting out in the hobby? or would it be better to get a package deal with the receiver and the dish and motor..

 

[brentb636]

My advice would be to get a 90cm motorized package . A very competent system.



Brent

 

[jagee]

Is this receiver going out of business because there is a newer one on the way?

 

[turbosat]

I doubt the co is going out of business, this model has been out for a couple of years or so, and this company already mades many other models to sell. This one just has most of the features people seem to want, from all accounts it is a very sensitive tuner and has very good blind-scan abilities. Probably one of the most popular standard def receivers there is.

 

[brentb636]

Unless you're going to spend some money on a HD box that blindscans and supports DVB-s2, you should get the Merc II. It's a very complete SD receiver, and will probably be useful for a number of years, yet. I won't be buying any more boxes until the Passion hits North America and is evaluated here. Then, I'll be looking for a DVB-s2 , HD box, with blindscan and USALS support. I expect that new box will be a lot more money than $79.95 delivered.




Brent

 

[TiminMb]

Thanks. Just ordered one. Great deal.

 

[Anole]

Congrats, Tim.
The free shipping for CONUS and Canada really puts the cherry on top. - :up