I am newbie to Sat TV. Just setup the SL65 from Lidl
When I purchased it in Dublin, there were two palette loads o
complete system boxes, so this might dispell the notion that Lid
only had 4-5 sets per shop, no great Jan Sale rush at the doors o
opening
Having said that, every second person at the cash register had on
barcoded. So I would say by mid morning they had all gone
I also bought the small sat finder device they had, I found this ver
useful to get the initial alignment. I proceeded slowly as I did no
want to have drill holes all over my back wall in finding the righ
spot to mount the bracket. Eventually took out the small portable T
and sat on the extension roof like the 'Fiddler on the Roof' to ge
the final alignment
The cable supplied was just enough to reach my TV. I think th
interface menus are fine and the general setup easy once you immers
yourself
I will make a cable to link my laptop to it for Channel management
doing this through the handset is a bit of a pain
I am very pleased with the end results, the reception is excellent i
Dublin, using 58cm dish on the Astra 2D satellite. The Channe
selection is only fair. Great BBC coverage
Two things give me hope. 1) Next to attach a Diseqc motor, €100 i
Maplin, and get a broader satellite selection, and 2) Now that BB
and ITV are coming together to rival Sky, this receiver will have IT
shortly in the clear
I think the fresat offering from Sky is only a temporary offering i
order to position all there kit for eventual subscription payments.
think the BBC and ITV see through this, and are now doing the righ
thing
First post, hope to participate more in the future, although m
exepriences will center round the SL65