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jeallen01 said:
Had a look at WoS for those modulators - NOT cheap @around £129 each! Think I'll stick with my analogue dist system until the DRX 895 fails (or Sky "turns it off") - then again, I still have that "Lidl" 895 on the shelf to replace it - that kitchen TV fails
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You should have seen the price when they first came out!
 
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Dave5118 said:
Could you not just use one of these... Scart to HDMI adapter, gets fairly good reviews on Amazon.
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Got one of those to connect the SCART o/p of the Solo 2 to a screen after the HDMI o/p got fried - a real pain in that application because you still need a SCART-SCART cable to connect the RX to the converter, and that cable keeps becoming disconnected after even a slight jog.

Also, I can't see how that would help in connecting to a digital distribution system!:blink: A wireless HDMI Tx to Rx system would be cheaper, even if I had to buy a couple of extra receivers!
 
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jeallen01 said:
Not sure if anyone else has had the issue, but I find that dishes (especially heavy ones) being adjusted for azimuth (compass direction) have a tendency to slip down the mounting pole/mast.

However, for most dishes that is easily solved by fitting a "jubilee clip" (or 2 connected in series for big diameter poles) around the pole immediately below the mount - Simples! :)

In that context, Lidl have a cheap set for £2.99 ATM if you don't have any.
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Sorry, my post should have been in the "Just something for the garage/workshop" thread!!:-doh
Anyway, ref scopus' and Llew's replies - the Lidl box of clips is cheaper than several exhaust clamps!
 
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jeallen01 said:
Had a look at WoS for those modulators - NOT cheap @around £129 each! Think I'll stick with my analogue dist system until the DRX 895 fails (or Sky "turns it off") - then again, I still have that "Lidl" 895 on the shelf to replace it - that kitchen TV fails
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jeallen01 said:
Got one of those to connect the SCART o/p of the Solo 2 to a screen after the HDMI o/p got fried - a real pain in that application because you still need a SCART-SCART cable to connect the RX to the converter, and that cable keeps becoming disconnected after even a slight jog.

Also, I can't see how that would help in connecting to a digital distribution system!:blink: A wireless HDMI Tx to Rx system would be cheaper, even if I had to buy a couple of extra receivers!
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You've totally confused me now :oops: Ah well, was just a thought :unsure
 
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