ᐅ Recommendation for Satellite System

My two cents as a dedicated satellite TV viewer, often watching channels like Arte or regional public broadcasters. The dish is made of aluminum, so it doesn’t rust. The mast mounting should be very sturdy; the dish needs to be absolutely secure even during storms. If possible, avoid mounting the dish on the roof—instead, attach it to the garage or a similar structure. You should be able to reach it with a step ladder to replace the LNB, which is usually the part that causes problems with satellite systems. If water gets inside, it’s game over. LNBs are inexpensive, and I always keep a spare on hand.

You can connect up to four TVs using Quattro LNBs without a multiswitch inside the house. That way, you run one cable per TV outlet—no problem in a new build. Here, the satellite cable, or better said, the satellite cables (we have three), are routed from a protective sheath on the garage roof to the roof overhang, then along the ground to the three outlets, all installed flush with wall sockets. Total cost including the dish and labor was 800 euros including tax. It’s not worth trying to save money on something like this.

That is mostly correct, except for the "Quadro" LNB. Quadro is a brand for children's toys. 😀 Quattro LNBs are the ones that can only be used with a multiswitch, while Quad LNBs have four outputs that can be used directly. Just so the original poster doesn’t buy the wrong one. 😉

Nordlys schrieb:

My two cents as a devoted satellite TV viewer, often watching Arte or regional third channels. The dish should be made of aluminum. It doesn’t rust. The mast bracket must be very sturdy; the dish has to hold firm even in strong winds. If possible, avoid mounting the dish on the roof—better to attach it to the garage or something similar.

Yes, Arte sometimes offers great programs... In the Realm of the Senses... well, you know, culture 😉

We are planning to place the dish near the roof window exit. A dish on the flat roof of the garage doesn’t look good. However, we still have a Selfsat/flat antenna from a previous residence. It worked quite well and could be securely fastened to a French balcony. I’ll see if I can maybe repurpose it later for a garden shed.
My father-in-law has his dish mounted just below the roof overhang. You can only access it with an 8 m (26 ft) ladder that has to lean on a beam. Up there you’re on your own... a local electrician installed it. Better to mount on the roof itself, where you at least have a somewhat stable footing.

Arte etc. is also available via IPTV...

Don’t place it like a trophy on top of the garage; instead, mount it on the garage wall. That way, you can reach it using a step ladder.

Nordlys schrieb:

Don’t place it like a trophy on top of the garage, but on the garage wall instead. Then you can reach it with a step ladder.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t fit well visually or practically. I will place the dish on the roof in spring so that I can reach it from the escape window.
If @Mycraft is right, I will run the cable into the utility room and install my multiswitch there.
I have another question regarding the placement of the components:
We have a standard meter cabinet. Next to it is a sub-distribution box for the heat pump. Above that hangs the fiber optic modem. On top of the meter cabinet is the router. Next to it is a switch (a basic TP-LINK). Above that, the electrician installed the structured cabling system.
I am not sure if I want to or can fit all of this into a network cabinet. But if the multiswitch and later my microserver are added, I don’t know if it will still look “good.” So in the future, I think I will have to combine LAN and SAT cabling in one network cabinet. Is there something like that? Everything I’ve seen so far are quite “deep” cabinets, but I prefer a shallower one (similar to the meter cabinet) mainly because I want to mount it on the wall.