Basic equipment to watch football?

[ButlerAVFC]

I am a complete beginner when it comes to satellites, but I am interested in getting the gear and watching football. I could do with some advice on what equipment to buy, etc. From what I have read, I will need;

• A Motorized Satellite dish
• A receiver box (I have no idea which type though)
• A Dragon/Matrix CAM

Is there anything else I need or will the above do?

Many Thanks

Stefan

 

[Channel Hopper]

Oman TV was showing a match earlier on today free to air so there really is little need to complicate things by motorising and cards/cams. Many of the north African channels have similar output.

 

[Mickha]

Forget a Dragon, or Matrix, cam, these are very old and of little use now.

First consider where you need to site your dish, as this will probably affect how large a dish you might want, if you can site it at ground level, and have an open, south facing, garden, then installation, and maintenance, will be a lot easier.

As for a choice of receiver there are far too many to mention, I suggest you do a lot of reading, through the various sections of the forum, and decide what you require.

 

[T_G]

It also depends how much time and effort you are willing to invest. If you are interested in getting into it, and know your way around a computer then a linux receiver might be the thing to have. If you just want football without the time, then you need a SKY receiver and a valid subscription