We have found that a dish of 2.4 meters or greater will be required to ensure the signal strength and quality needed to view the channels transmitted on this satellite. If you think that the average dish needed at present is 1.3 meters you can see it is quite a jump in size. Not only will the size of the dish present installation problems for some people who would like to continue to view the likes of the BBC, but at a price tag of somewhere in the region of €2,000 plus the cost of installation, it may not be realistic for everyone.
Please be aware that these are just the first stage in
testing and that until the switch is made over to the new satellite the exact
dish size needed is unknown.
To keep up
to date with our testing like our Facebook page at facebook.com/FutureLifestyleSpain
So what to do?
Well now may be the time to really look at the way you watch
TV.
Satellite services are (in our humble opinion) beginning their
swan song. Increased bandwidth, internet enabled entertainment devices and our
own demand for quality programming convenient to our lifestyle the explosion of
IPTV is upon us!
Services in the UK like Netflix (million users) Love Film (two
million users) and even supermarkets (Tesco with BlinkBox) prove that this the
future of home entertainment. Spain has their own version in the form of
Youzee, where you can watch movies in both Spanish and their original language.
But that is just the tip of the iceberg, every broadcaster worth their salt in
the UK offers some form of “watch again” service. Allowing people to catch up
on programs they want to watch, when they want to watch them.
Country related
One of the problems with internet services is that your IP
address* will indicate from what country and even what town you are in. And
with some of these services being country specific you can be greeted sometimes
with a polite message telling you that you cannot watch / listen to this
program from your current location (try listening to the football online on a Saturday
afternoon).
So does this mean we are still no further forward? We have
lost the satellite signal, you said there is an option, but as we are outside
the UK the services won´t work!
Well these services mentioned aren´t the only ones available
online. As we all know the internet is vast expanse, full of ideas and
services. We could spend months writing about this option or that one. However
instead we believe it is easier for you to contact us, tell us what you want to
watch and how you want to watch it. We will then recommend the best solution
for your needs.
Contact us at info@futurelifestyle.es or call 902 107 227 to
book your free consultation. By “liking” our Facebook page we will keep you
informed of not only the current home entertainment technologies, but of future
trends and services.
*An IP
address is a number assigned to your computer when you go online. Each country
has its own set of numbers making it easy to identify the location of your
computer
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