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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DCFC" data-source="post: 4456">I currently have a pace digibox just solely for Sky, but I'm looking to upgrade to a new digital receiver so that I can view other satellites etc.I also have an old (i.e. not been used for two years but still works <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" data-shortname=":)" />) IRTE Omnisat with an 80cm Lenson Heath dish & Cambridge universal LNB (AE31) In addition to this I have a Philips CTU 900 D2Mac decoder & PCB card with chip. My old analogue receiver still works (Pace MSS200).What I can do to start things off is mount the 80cm & IRTE up & use the Sky digibox to view FTA channels (until I buy a suitable digital receiver to view the remaining channels)First question is what digital receiver would you recommend for getting the most use out of my existing equipment (I want to take down the sky dish & LN<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />. I have read many reports on this board & the Humax 5400 springs to mind. As i understand it the Disecq feature of this receiver would not be used with my current IRTE ? is this correct ?I did a search on the whole forum for IRTE or Omnisat & was surprised to find that very few posts were found. Am I still going to use the poor mans motorised set up ? Tell you the truth & find it so easy to use & want to keep on using it. I don't mind that when I click on a particular channel that the dish does not move automatically (I assume the latest receivers do this?)As an alternative I have an old 60cm dish as I have a huge doubt in my mind that when I stick my 80cm on the front of the house(the only possible location unfortunately) that it will be an eyesore but you never know.As I understand it from reading the Humax 5400 manual that I can connect my MSS200 & loop through but that in itself might be another eyesore with one box sitting on top of the other. Would it then be an option to consider a combined analogue / digital receiver ? (more expensive I will try to avoid as I was quite happy with my first Pace receiver)I have looked at getting the embedded Irdeto cam within the Humax but is there any real difference between that & Viaccess ? or is it just a preference ? Ideally I would want to get the most common one so to view as many channels as is possible without forking out more money.As for the D2Mac decoder, I found that such a buzz to key in the codes to get the channels back, however I couldn't crack Canal   when they did the Triple DES system...I don't think my card was capable of dealing with that although TV1000 was still satisfying me ;o)As I understand it Tv1000 & even Canal   still broadcast in D2Mac but does anyone know for how long ? I am thinking of obtaining another card if mine is of no use but would this be a worthwhile purchase ?Card programmers might be beyond me but if I get the right advice & know how to use it then that be another purchase.Well guys (& gals) thanks in advance for any advice you may be able to offer me in getting back on to the right tracks for many hours of channel hopping.</blockquote>

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