Any lnb test reviews lately?

[Beli1910]

Bravo stephan94. I'm glad you took the initiative to test. It will be interesting when you come to different conclusions and results between LNBs on different satellites, to decide which LNB will ultimately give the best results. In the end, you will simply compromise the results and leave the LNB that you think gives you the most of the signal on the Clark, which is important for you to lock or watch. There is simply no ideal LNB that would have all the good features of competing LNBs and the weaknesses of, for example, Ibu. It is interesting that while some LNBs give good results in some places, they also give worse results than the competition.

 

[stephan94]

on the 46° East my IBU is better in Horizontal and the diavolo is ahead on the vertical.
the single IBU is back in its box, the twin is much better.
It's surprising but it often happens that the twin is better than the single
As Beli1980 says, the perfect LNB does not exist and you have to find the compromise that is best for you.

 

[Beli1910]

I spent a lot of time testing and trying out different models of lnbs, at least 30 different ones, and I always ended up going back to the Ibu twin or the Diavlo red. It's just that some frequencies on the Clark, for example, were locked by the Ibu, while others were not - on other satellites, the Ibu did not lock, but some LNBs did - a very interesting conclusion. So in the end, I decided to leave the Diavlo on the antenna, because it gives me some results that are personally important to me, namely channels that I occasionally look at - mostly just the signal level - I don't watch much TV. I'm more focused on locking exotic frequencies that I catch in my area, of course when I have some time for my hobby.
I would be happy if you tested any satellite with these LNBs. So that users get a wider picture.

 

[statalite]

When contributors talk about tests with the Diavolo is it the with the single or twin?

 

[stephan94]

mine is a twin

 

[Beli1910]

I have personally tested the single and twin. There are no major differences between them. I currently have the twin in use.

 

[wellikan]

Could you tell if this LNB is fake or original?

 

[stephan94]

my LNB looks like this.
the body of the lnb is longer, and the instructions for use are smaller
I don't know whether megasat changed the shape during production of the LNB
or if there are clones?

 

[dmaavrigdo]

my LNB looks like this.
the body of the lnb is longer, and the instructions for use are smaller
I don't know whether megasat changed the shape during production of the LNB
or if there are clones?

I doubt that Megasat produces LNBs it probably orders LNBs made by a Chinese company which also provides the labels and boxes. What we don't know is how Megasat chooses a supplier and if Megasat demands a certain level of performance, though test results seem to show that they do.
Looking at Alibaba one can see that there are many companies in China making LNBs but I can't see how we can find out which company in Europe is selling the best one other than buying dozens of them and testing. We have seen that price is no guarantee of performance.

 

[AtOM13]

Just tested Diavolo vs Fracarro UX.
Fracarro UX is a good LNB but for me Diavolo still better, especially on 7w 8w.
Fracarro doesn't lock 66e !

 

[Beli1910]

Did you test this fracarro twin?

 

[AtOM13]

No single model

 

[stephan94]

I've just done a test on 28.2° East (with the two twin LNBs; Diavolo and IBU).
my results contradict a little all that is written here, but it is what I obtain from my place of reception.
Here are the graphs and tables.

 

[tompouce]

Hello Stephan, you're right here for the IBU, 2 tp locked more than Diavolo and 52 best results ! It's a technical KO..
By the way, these LNBFs are old +/- 12 years old for the IBU and even more for the Diavolo (17 years old).
Strange that's new products fail to achieve similar results !

 

[Beli1910]

Very useful information @STEPHAN. For example, at my location, the Ibu twin is about 1.5db weaker than the Diavol on frequencies 11306 and 11305 and on 11343 and 11344, and especially the Ibu does not lock the frequency 12382 h on 28e. I am actually surprised by the result you got. It seems that location and other factors also play a role with the lnb.It's most likely a matter of how compatible the lnb is with the antenna type. Because all these frequencies that I wrote are a problem to lock from my location with a 150 -1.8m antenna, but it has some reserves.

 

[Beli1910]

Well, let's get back to Diavlo lnbs. First the single version. It seems that there are 3 different lnbs on the market. The old model, if you are lucky enough to get one, has a smooth red cover on top of the lnb. The V2 looks identical, except that the lnb cover is slightly ribbed, which you can see in the pictures I will attach. And the V3 lnb is narrowed on the connector - this version of the lnb has worse results than the old versions. The situation is similar with the twin lnb. The old model has a smooth cover, and the V2 is slightly ribbed - as can be seen in the pictures. There is also a Unicable model, which is significantly more expensive. It is difficult to say whether it is a clone or not, it could just be another version for a certain market. I have not had this ribbed version in my hands yet and I cannot say if there are any differences compared to the old version. The single V3 model, or the lnb that is narrower on the connector, lags behind according to measurements. behind the old model.

I hope the pictures and description make your purchasing decision easier if you decide to. Personally, I am looking for a new LNB to test.

 

[wellikan]

Then what can you say about my twin LNB?

Any lnb test reviews lately?

So, summarising much of the thread, I would say that the single lnb that would seem to perform best at the moment (apart from the old IDLPs of the inverts) would be the Megasat Devil. Correct? Not really, both of us have found the Fracarro LNBs to be better than the competition.

www.satellites.co.uk

 

[Channel Hopper]

Then what can you say about my twin LNB?

Any lnb test reviews lately?

So, summarising much of the thread, I would say that the single lnb that would seem to perform best at the moment (apart from the old IDLPs of the inverts) would be the Megasat Devil. Correct? Not really, both of us have found the Fracarro LNBs to be better than the competition.

www.satellites.co.uk

Any lnb test reviews lately?

So, summarising much of the thread, I would say that the single lnb that would seem to perform best at the moment (apart from the old IDLPs of the inverts) would be the Megasat Devil. Correct? Not really, both of us have found the Fracarro LNBs to be better than the competition.

www.satellites.co.uk

 

[AtOM13]

Well, let's get back to Diavlo lnbs. First the single version. It seems that there are 3 different lnbs on the market. The old model, if you are lucky enough to get one, has a smooth red cover

I've got the Diavlo V1 version, it's installed for about one month, and like some others members, I've noticed that the red cover already starting to turn to pink !

I take a picture to try to show you this phenomen, the upper LNB is used and the lowest is brand new:

 

[stephan94]

According to Beli1910's description I think my Diavolo Twin is variant 1?