Chinese TV in North America

[be236]

Yeah, but you still have to be concious and careful.. if you flip back and forth between those two channels, 5 seconds is an eternity. heeh.. even when I flip thru channels on the same sat, it takes about 2-3 seconds for the picture to show up... not as fast as flipping thru regular TV which is about instataneous...

Also, doesnt it wear your motor when it moves so often... and the other thing is ... since I did the fixed mount, it doesnt have to be 100% accurate, but with HH mount, you really need to install that stuff precisely, right??

[rainman]

Yeah, but you still have to be concious and careful.. if you flip back and forth between those two channels, 5 seconds is an eternity. heeh.. even when I flip thru channels on the same sat, it takes about 2-3 seconds for the picture to show up... not as fast as flipping thru regular TV which is about instataneous...

Also, doesnt it wear your motor when it moves so often... and the other thing is ... since I did the fixed mount, it doesnt have to be 100% accurate, but with HH mount, you really need to install that stuff precisely, right??

with the fixed mount you miss a lot of stuff thats out there on sats. with motorized you can scan different sats and never know what you will find. but if you just want to watch tv than fixed is the way to go.I prefer to surf the sky for new stuff.

[be236]

Yeah, I like to surf and scan too...

another related question... doesnt moving the dish back and forth when you move around the sats cause much wear and tear on the motor... so I would guess it would wear down after 2-3 years of usage??

[rainman]

Yeah, I like to surf and scan too...

another related question... doesnt moving the dish back and forth when you move around the sats cause much wear and tear on the motor... so I would guess it would wear down after 2-3 years of usage??

everything wears out over time even in a fixed mount bolts rust allowing movement of the dish on the pole. but just thing of all the shows you will see while you wear out the motor.LOL

[satnutwillb]

I've bought a used superjack for my 7.5 about 6 or 7 yrs.ago and still going strong.Of course I have a backup in case it goes out,so I don't mind going from sat to sat as much.

[rainman]

I've bought a used superjack for my 7.5 about 6 or 7 yrs.ago and still going strong.Of course I have a backup in case it goes out,so I don't mind going from sat to sat as much.

yep I try to keep a spare around also less down time.

[be236]

nice... yeah, that's a good point.. I AM missing out on some good shows since I dont have a motor! d'oh... I guess wear-and-tear is more for the C-band motor since it's bigger (which I have)... rather than the smaller Ku-band dishes.. heh...

Well, maybe one of these days when I have some free time to order a motor for my FTA system and set-it up , etc. but I've just heard it is much more difficult and finicky than your stationary mount (which is a breeze for me to do now.... all I need is a level, dont need compass, I just aim and tweak a bit to get my Galaxy 25 (97w)...)....

for now I am too busy watching the other channels with my fixed mount sats...

[rainman]

nice... yeah, that's a good point.. I AM missing out on some good shows since I dont have a motor! d'oh... I guess wear-and-tear is more for the C-band motor since it's bigger (which I have)... rather than the smaller Ku-band dishes.. heh...

Well, maybe one of these days when I have some free time to order a motor for my FTA system and set-it up , etc. but I've just heard it is much more difficult and finicky than your stationary mount (which is a breeze for me to do now.... all I need is a level, dont need compass, I just aim and tweak a bit to get my Galaxy 25 (97w)...)....

for now I am too busy watching the other channels with my fixed mount sats...

if you have mastered setting up the stationary system then adding a motor won't be as big a problem as someone starting off new with a motor and the c band motors hold up just fine had one for 10 years with no problems before the case cracked actualy the motor still works.

[be236]

nice.. heh.... well, since ITC (free) C-band channels are so dispersed thru the various sats, for me to move from the east sats to the west sats take about 10-20 seconds which seems forever.. so I am impatient, so I just park my c-band at some sat that I watch most, knowing that I am missing out on my other less favourite shows. it's a trade-off.. oh well...

As for ku-band, yeah, setting up stationary is pretty easy now that I've done it twice (heh).. so one of these days, maybe I'll get a motor for it... but again, it has to be more precise setting than stationary mount which you can have more leeway in.. heh.

[rainman]

when you move from 1 sat to the other it gives you a chance to run to the fridge for a cold one.LOL