ᐅ What is a realistic price for a satellite system including installation?
Created on: 24 May 2017 21:55
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titoz
Hello everyone,
I would like to get a rough idea of what to expect when installing a satellite dish system.
It will probably be an Astro 85cm (33 inches) dish, just for Astra. A splitter for up to 16 receivers.
Basically, the dish should be mounted, aligned, and the cable routed through the roof, since the splitter will be located in the attic under the roof.
A roof flashing or something similar will also be needed.
What have your experiences or quotes been?
I will handle running the cables from the splitter to the receivers myself.
Are we looking at a total cost of around 500 €, 1500 €, or even more?
I don’t really have a sense for this yet.
Best regards,
Tito
I would like to get a rough idea of what to expect when installing a satellite dish system.
It will probably be an Astro 85cm (33 inches) dish, just for Astra. A splitter for up to 16 receivers.
Basically, the dish should be mounted, aligned, and the cable routed through the roof, since the splitter will be located in the attic under the roof.
A roof flashing or something similar will also be needed.
What have your experiences or quotes been?
I will handle running the cables from the splitter to the receivers myself.
Are we looking at a total cost of around 500 €, 1500 €, or even more?
I don’t really have a sense for this yet.
Best regards,
Tito
Thank you for your answers.
It’s supposed to cost me around 1,200 € with more or less good quality materials.
The material costs should be about 600 €.
However, this is without cable from the distribution box; the cable will only run from the roof, through the roof to the distribution box. I will handle the rest to the outlets myself.
It’s an 85 cm (33 inches) Astro dish, mounting bracket, roof tiles, "good" sealing, distribution box... I’m not an expert, but there must be different qualities for all splitters, from cheap to high-end, right?
You could probably use cheaper materials, but whether I’ll have long-term satisfaction with that is questionable.
I need a 16-port distribution box because I already need quite a few connections due to two separate units, and I’m laying two cables twice in some cases for TV with twin or triple receivers so that later you can connect the TV in different places if you want to rearrange the furniture.
It’s supposed to cost me around 1,200 € with more or less good quality materials.
The material costs should be about 600 €.
However, this is without cable from the distribution box; the cable will only run from the roof, through the roof to the distribution box. I will handle the rest to the outlets myself.
It’s an 85 cm (33 inches) Astro dish, mounting bracket, roof tiles, "good" sealing, distribution box... I’m not an expert, but there must be different qualities for all splitters, from cheap to high-end, right?
You could probably use cheaper materials, but whether I’ll have long-term satisfaction with that is questionable.
I need a 16-port distribution box because I already need quite a few connections due to two separate units, and I’m laying two cables twice in some cases for TV with twin or triple receivers so that later you can connect the TV in different places if you want to rearrange the furniture.
Regarding the quality of satellite systems. We had a dish from Otto Versand, their own brand Hanseatic, on our terraced house since 1999. It’s still intact, including the mount, despite being close to the sea and exposed to salty air. That is not the issue. The LNB is probably the third one by now. Whether it’s a Boca from China, Grundig, Skysat no name... eventually UV exposure causes them to crack, water gets in, and they fail. Therefore, mount the dish in a way that allows easy access for replacement. I always secure the cables at the LNB with a drop of silicone. It is highly UV resistant and provides a lasting seal at that point. The receiver installed on the TV is responsible for the good picture quality. Cable quality is always consistent—they last for decades.
Nordlys schrieb:
Regarding the quality of satellite dishes. We had a dish from Otto Versand, a private label Hanseatic, on our terraced house since 1999. It’s still intact including the mount, despite being near the sea and exposed to salt air. That’s not the issue. The LNB has probably been replaced three times already. Whether it’s a Boca from China, Grundig, Skysat no-name... eventually UV rays cause them to crack, water gets in, and they fail. Therefore, install the dish so you can easily access the LNB for replacement. I always apply a drop of silicone to the LNB cables. It’s highly UV-resistant and ensures a durable, waterproof seal at that point. The receiver installed on the TV is responsible for good picture quality. Cable quality is always the same. They last for decades.This may be true at first glance. Just as well, a KIA drives like a Mercedes...
This is just like with gold-plated cables. If you want Kathrein on everything, of course you pay double or even triple. An 80cm (31.5 inch) steel dish is still an 80cm (31.5 inch) steel dish, no matter what’s printed on it. If you want to spend more money, you might as well get an aluminum dish. An LNB costs 20€ and works well, so why pay 100€ for a Kathrein? LNBs are disposable items.
You can skip the car comparison. If I receive the Astra program without errors, there’s no further improvement needed. And any Aldi system can do that.
Addendum: To stick with the car comparison: VW recently started cooperating with Tata from India because the German VW engineer hasn’t managed to produce an affordable product.
You can skip the car comparison. If I receive the Astra program without errors, there’s no further improvement needed. And any Aldi system can do that.
Addendum: To stick with the car comparison: VW recently started cooperating with Tata from India because the German VW engineer hasn’t managed to produce an affordable product.
We have now installed the system to allow access to the LNB without using a roof penetration, especially since a satellite dish exposed to strong wind will eventually damage any penetration. The dish is mounted on a small galvanized mast attached to the south wall of the garage. This location is easily accessible. The cable runs outside along the garage in a conduit, then under the roof overhang onto the roof and is distributed to the three outlets. The advantage is that the dish can be conveniently accessed from the garage roof. The house wall provides protection from the northwest, where the strongest wind comes from. Karsten
titoz schrieb:
I need the 16-way splitter because, due to having two housing units, I require quite a few connections and am partially running two sets of two cables for TV with a twin or triple receiver, so that later the TV can be connected in different places if the furniture is rearranged.Okay, two housing units naturally tend to double the demand.
If you want to move TVs around (meaning you have more outlets), you don’t have to have every outlet connected to the multiswitch all the time. You can use a unicable system with twin tuners, which saves outlets and cables.
But given the price of a multiswitch, it’s not really a big issue. At least as long as it’s not from Kathrein.
@Nordlys
well done solution
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