Free Sat Not working as intended

psd99 · 2025-02-25T19:24:06+0000

Distracted said:
The 4k Freesat boxes being sold right now use the same wideband LNB as Sky Q.

Samsung TVs and older Freesat boxes use the non wideband LNB. This was also used by sky prior to sky Q.

that is a real shame!

is that the fault of samsung or sky? my TV is fairly new too!

is it easy to change the LNB?

psd99 · 2025-02-25T19:28:01+0000

would this do the job?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/visiblewave-4-output-universal-quad-lnb/734GV?tc=JS7&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD8IdPwD6Y9bMfdsOMQvvmAYdJ0KS&gclid=Cj0KCQiA8fW9BhC8ARIsACwHqYpaZk5WF3oiwybbLXiKw1QQYWSg1TuIzCAXfuCtylxRobVi6nmwiRoaAqpzEALw_wcB#product_additional_details_container

psd99 · 2025-02-25T19:35:40+0000

edit there are cheaper ones on amazon just need to be 100% sure before I order

outta interest is free sat better than freeview? what u all think

FBi7 · 2025-02-25T19:56:46+0000

psd99 said:
would this do the job?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/visiblewave-4-output-universal-quad-lnb/734GV?tc=JS7&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD8IdPwD6Y9bMfdsOMQvvmAYdJ0KS&gclid=Cj0KCQiA8fW9BhC8ARIsACwHqYpaZk5WF3oiwybbLXiKw1QQYWSg1TuIzCAXfuCtylxRobVi6nmwiRoaAqpzEALw_wcB#product_additional_details_container

That's the one I bought when I ditched SkyQ and went to freesat.

Distracted · 2025-02-25T21:13:44+0000

psd99 said:
that is a real shame!

is that the fault of samsung or sky? my TV is fairly new too!

is it easy to change the LNB?

It appears to be a necessary change, allowing the viewing of and recording of more channels at once than the standard LNB provided. Technology marches on and all that.

I swapped my own Sky installed LNB for a six way. It has two of the wideband and four of the universal. So far it has been fine with our set top box and Samsung TV.

As long as you can safely reach the dish it is very easy to swap the LNB. Make sure you don't move the dish unless you are prepared to align it once you are done.
You unscrew the cables, remove the LNB (held in place with one plastic screw/pin iirc), pop the new one on and screw in the cables you need.
I put it off for a long time, but once I was up there is was very simple.

psd99 said:
outta interest is free sat better than freeview? what u all think

We use it out of necessity, but I think there are more channels.
As a con, there seem to be fewer new set top boxes available for Freesat than there are for Freeview, but that doesn't matter if it's already built in to your TV.