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<blockquote data-quote="Alphathon" data-source="post: 765586" data-attributes="member: 105814"><p><strong>Has anyone ever used aerialshack.com? (Satellite dish and equipment retailers)</strong></p><p></p><p>I've had a look around, and it seems fairly hard to find people that sell dishes etc (the cards don't seem to be that hard to source). Has anyone ever used <a href="http://aerialshack.com" target="_blank">Aerial Shack</a>? I came across them today and they seem to have a comparatively good range. They have an <a href="http://www.aerialshack.com/80cm-mesh-dish-steel-charcoal-p-376.html" target="_blank">80cm black mesh dish for £39.99</a>, or an <a href="http://www.aerialshack.com/triax-td88-88cm-solid-satellite-dish-p-838.html" target="_blank">88cm solid black dish for £54.99</a>. Their <a href="http://www.aerialshack.com/triax-quad-satellite-p-1336.html" target="_blank">cheapest quad-LNB</a> is £22.99.</p><p></p><p>What about <a href="http://systemsat.co.uk" target="_blank">SystemSat direct</a>? They seem to have some cheaper options, such as <a href="http://www.systemsat.co.uk/satellite-dish/solid/95cm/95cm-hi-gain-satellite-dish-pole-mount/prod_94.html" target="_blank">this 95cm solid dish for £39.18</a> or <a href="http://www.systemsat.co.uk/satellite-dish/solid/80cm/80cm-hi-gain-satellite-dish-pole-mount-fittings/prod_2.html" target="_blank">this 80cm one for £21.10</a>.</p><p></p><p>Shipping seems to be ≈£13 from Aerial Shack and ≈£14 from SystemSat direct, (mainly due to my postcode :/) so there doesn't seem to be anything in it there.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do these prices seem reasonable?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Have any of you ever used <s>them</s> <em>Aerial Shack</em> or <em>SystemSat direct</em> before?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Are they reliable?</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Is it really worth the extra £15 for an extra 8cm diameter (I know the surface area is increased far more than the diameter increase would suggest - I'm just doing a cost-benefit analysis basically).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Would I need some kind of additional bracket to attach the second LNB?</li> </ul><p>I'll keep looking, but again, if anyone has any other (UK based) suggestions that'd be grand.</p><p></p><p>I've also considered maybe hunting on eBay. Other than the general stuff to watch out for on there, is there anything I might need to look for in a second-hand dish (and is it worth the trouble)?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alphathon, post: 765586, member: 105814"] [b]Has anyone ever used aerialshack.com? (Satellite dish and equipment retailers)[/b] I've had a look around, and it seems fairly hard to find people that sell dishes etc (the cards don't seem to be that hard to source). Has anyone ever used [url=http://aerialshack.com]Aerial Shack[/url]? I came across them today and they seem to have a comparatively good range. They have an [URL="http://www.aerialshack.com/80cm-mesh-dish-steel-charcoal-p-376.html"]80cm black mesh dish for £39.99[/URL], or an [URL="http://www.aerialshack.com/triax-td88-88cm-solid-satellite-dish-p-838.html"]88cm solid black dish for £54.99[/URL]. Their [URL="http://www.aerialshack.com/triax-quad-satellite-p-1336.html"]cheapest quad-LNB[/URL] is £22.99. What about [URL="systemsat.co.uk"]SystemSat direct[/URL]? They seem to have some cheaper options, such as [URL="http://www.systemsat.co.uk/satellite-dish/solid/95cm/95cm-hi-gain-satellite-dish-pole-mount/prod_94.html"]this 95cm solid dish for £39.18[/URL] or [URL="http://www.systemsat.co.uk/satellite-dish/solid/80cm/80cm-hi-gain-satellite-dish-pole-mount-fittings/prod_2.html"]this 80cm one for £21.10[/URL]. Shipping seems to be ≈£13 from Aerial Shack and ≈£14 from SystemSat direct, (mainly due to my postcode :/) so there doesn't seem to be anything in it there. [LIST] [*]Do these prices seem reasonable? [*]Have any of you ever used [S]them[/S] [I]Aerial Shack[/I] or [I]SystemSat direct[/I] before?[LIST] [*]Are they reliable?[/LIST] [*]Is it really worth the extra £15 for an extra 8cm diameter (I know the surface area is increased far more than the diameter increase would suggest - I'm just doing a cost-benefit analysis basically). [*]Would I need some kind of additional bracket to attach the second LNB? [/LIST] I'll keep looking, but again, if anyone has any other (UK based) suggestions that'd be grand. I've also considered maybe hunting on eBay. Other than the general stuff to watch out for on there, is there anything I might need to look for in a second-hand dish (and is it worth the trouble)? [/QUOTE]
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