New meter needed

excollier

excollier

Bikes, Booze, Rock & Blues
My Satellite Setup
TD 64 and Humax Foxsat HDR with Raydon's custom firmware
My Location
County Donegal - furthest outpost of the EUSSR
Hi all, haven't been here in a long time.....
My Emitor Satlook Micro G2 died today, so I am seeking a replacement of similar functionality and ease of use.
The Micro HD is a little too expensive, I don't do much installing these days, but do "emergency" stuff for neighbours and friends
Has anyone any recommendations please? I was looking at this list, the combos look tempting:

Satellite Receivers, Satellite TV Systems, Satellite Superstore UK

Technomate, Italian and French satellite receivers, Satellite Receivers from the Satellite Superstore UK
www.satellitesuperstore.com
 
I also recommend this device, I have been using it myself for 6 years and am very satisfied. If you are still considering your option, then the price of your device on the Aliexpress website is much cheaper
 
Manikm909 said:
get a Dr.HD 1000 Combo clone from aliexpress

www.aliexpress.com

Update Dr.HD 1000S to Jiosat 4.3 inch Screen and 7.4V/5000mAh Battery Same Software Funtion

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com
www.aliexpress.com www.aliexpress.com
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How much do customs want to let this through? I live in Ireland and anything from the UK gets whacked with a customs bill, so from China, I shudder to think.
Guess I could get it sent to Northern Ireland then collect it from there (I'm 10 minutes from the border)
 
hmmm that is a risk, depends on what the cost of genuine one would be from uk, and the difference.
 
Manikm909 said:
hmmm that is a risk, depends on what the cost of genuine one would be from uk, and the difference.
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Bit more in the UK....but within my price range....just

www.pulsat.com

Dr HD 1000 Combo Colour Spectrum Satellite Terrestrial Meter inc CCTV

DR HD 1000 COMBO COLOUR SCREEN SATELLITE/TERRESTRIAL/CABLE METER WITH NIT / SPECTRUM ANALYSER UPDATED VERSION NEW 'COMBO' VERSION WITH ADDED TERRESTRIAL T/T2 FUNCTION & PANASONIC RECHARGEABLE BATTERY With the DR HD1000 COMBO searching of satellite and terrestrial signals is now easy, fast and...
www.pulsat.com www.pulsat.com
 
excollier said:
How much do customs want to let this through? I live in Ireland and anything from the UK gets whacked with a customs bill, so from China, I shudder to think.
Guess I could get it sent to Northern Ireland then collect it from there (I'm 10 minutes from the border)
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I would advise you to talk to the seller from China to make the price several times cheaper for customs. a very good seller, I bought an accumulator for Dr.hd1000combo from him.
I also live in Ireland
 
wellikan said:
I would advise you to talk to the seller from China to make the price several times cheaper for customs. a very good seller, I bought an accumulator for Dr.hd1000combo from him.
I also live in Ireland
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+1,
Good advice, Chinese sellers seem to be OK with quoting a reduced value on the packaging. Some even indicate as such on their product listings.
 
to make it clear that you can bargain with them, I publish a screenshot, the price of the battery is 72 euros, and it was bought for 43 euros. And you can ask to specify the price for customs even cheaper.
 
Hmm, just spotted this......

High Quality Amiko X-Finder 3 Combo Meter DVB-S2 & DVB-T2

DESCRIPTION OF Amiko X-Finder 3 Full HD Combo Meter S2 & T2 Extremely high quality measuring instrument for more info feel free to get a demo in-store! At this pricepoint it can simply in a league of its own! NEW STC METER AMIKO X-FINDER 3 HEVC H265 FROM AMIKO CI SLOT SATELLITE TERRESTRIAL T &...
www.satworld.ie www.satworld.ie
 
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Well, if your budget is £300....
 
Thanks, everyone, for the tips.
I got out of touch with meters having used the excellent Emitor for so many years, the newer ones seem confusing by comparison.
My first meter was a Lacuna, which was also easy and quick to use.
Thankfully I'm in no big hurry as I no longer do installs (or very rarely). I'll have to do more research
 
I own 4x Satlook Digital NIT. I paid less than 100 Euro for each, the last one was purchased for something like 25 Euro + Shipping. I got them from Ebay.

I recently bought a Satlook Color HD, also for less than 100 Euro.

I think that for hobbyist satellite DX, the Satlook Digital range is the best: usability of the GUI, once you learn it, is great. The spectrum is practically realtime with several sweeps per second, the DiSEqC implementation, especiall DiSEqC-1.2 (motorized dish) is excellent and you get to see the spectrum while rotating the dish.

Granted, the non-HD versions lack the constellation diagram and transponder lock (NIT + channel names), but are still very useful.

What is wrong with your Satlook Micro? If it is just the battery, you can replace it. If you broke the screen, you are screwed. Other electronics might be rerpairable.
 
vma said:
I own 4x Satlook Digital NIT. I paid less than 100 Euro for each, the last one was purchased for something like 25 Euro + Shipping. I got them from Ebay.

I recently bought a Satlook Color HD, also for less than 100 Euro.

I think that for hobbyist satellite DX, the Satlook Digital range is the best: usability of the GUI, once you learn it, is great. The spectrum is practically realtime with several sweeps per second, the DiSEqC implementation, especiall DiSEqC-1.2 (motorized dish) is excellent and you get to see the spectrum while rotating the dish.

Granted, the non-HD versions lack the constellation diagram and transponder lock (NIT + channel names), but are still very useful.

What is wrong with your Satlook Micro? If it is just the battery, you can replace it. If you broke the screen, you are screwed. Other electronics might be rerpairable.
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My Satlook Micro is on a loop of "Low Battery" then it shuts down and reboots - endlessly, that is with the charger attached. It won't charge and enters this loop
I have had it for ten years, maybe more, replaced the battery pack once and it was fine last time I used it a few months back.
It is/was an excellent meter with fast spectrum, constellation, satellite ID, disecq et al.
I'll miss it :(

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excollier said:
My Satlook Micro is on a loop of "Low Battery" then it shuts down and reboots - endlessly, that is with the charger attached. It won't charge and enters this loop
I have had it for ten years, maybe more, replaced the battery pack once and it was fine last time I used it a few months back.
It is/was an excellent meter with fast spectrum, constellation, satellite ID, disecq et al.
I'll miss it :(

bWljcm9fZzIuanBn
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Does/did it work with HD channel capture/identify ?
 
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