Why is this so cheap?

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get yourself one of the 3ABN dish's and a fortec mercury II (satAV had them on sale a little while ago for $75 I beleive) and you'd be cheaper and have a much better system
 
cheap FTA receiver analogy

I bought a Pinto as my first car.
It got me to work.
It was basic transportation, had no frills, and was priced cheaply.

Two years later, I replaced it with a sports car for about double the price.
It got me to work , too
It was much more than basic transportation! - :up
It had frills , features , and sex appeal.
I dated a number of girls who might not have paid attention to me in the Pinto.
... and I went at speeds unimagined!

So, here is the question...
Would I have been better off to buy the sports car from the beginning?
Overall, I would have paid one-third less money! - :eek:
 
I bought a Pinto as my first car.
It got me to work.
It was basic transportation, had no frills, and was priced cheaply.

Two years later, I replaced it with a sports car for about double the price.
It got me to work , too
It was much more than basic transportation! - :up
It had frills , features , and sex appeal.
I dated a number of girls who might not have paid attention to me in the Pinto.
... and I went at speeds unimagined!

So, here is the question...
Would I have been better off to buy the sports car from the beginning?
Overall, I would have paid one-third less money! - :eek:

Well I think the wife got me the pinto. I had been looking at FTA setup's for about two years. So the wife as a surprise got the combo for me. She sent me the link while I was out of town. Today the combo and myself arrived at the house about the same time. The wife was smiling and so proud of herself so I guess this will be the start to a new hobby. I guess I will get the sports car next time
 
cup is half full !

Then make the most of it.
Thank the wife profusely!
Get your feet wet, and see how you like it.
You can do a review of the whole kit, later on, if you like. ;)

And as you want to partake of the fast lane in the future, there will always be good deals that come up.
Hang out here and you'll be sure to learn of 'em.
For most of us, once the bug bites, we put receivers in various rooms, and add more dishes. :cool:

... and if it turns out that you don't like FTA, you aren't out so much money.
Of course, we'll send the lynch mob over, that's a story for another day. - :eek:
... but by all means, keep the wife! - :up

edit: I once had a girlfriend buy me a low-end Mac computer. (I'm a PC-guy)
It was nice, but I eventually wanted a bigger one.
So, to not insult the -gift- she'd give me, I pointed out that I liked it so well, I was selling it to invest in an ever later/bigger model !
She bought the story, and I wasn't relegated to the dog house! ;)
 
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I bought a Pinto as my first car.
It got me to work.
It was basic transportation, had no frills, and was priced cheaply.

Two years later, I replaced it with a sports car for about double the price.
It got me to work , too
It was much more than basic transportation! - :up
It had frills , features , and sex appeal.
I dated a number of girls who might not have paid attention to me in the Pinto.
... and I went at speeds unimagined!

So, here is the question...
Would I have been better off to buy the sports car from the beginning?
Overall, I would have paid one-third less money! - :eek:

Moral of the story is we'll have a busy social life if:

-Fortec releases the NA Passion with 4:2:2, blind scan, PVR, etc.
-Pansat FINALLY enables that @$%* E-SATA port.
-We find a good deal on a Quali :)

;)
 
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