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View Poll Results: What do you use to watch TV?
Pansat 2300/2500/2700
131 57.46%
Fortec Lifetime/Ultra/Series
38 16.67%
CoolSat
26 11.40%
BlackBird
4 1.75%
Other FTA receiver (Dreambox, Coship, etc.)
12 5.26%
DVB-S card
1 0.44%
Standard provider IRD (DTV/DN)
0 0%
Combination of FTA box and other device
16 7.02%
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What do you use to watch TV?
What do you use to watch TV?
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Seems Pansat is pretty popular.
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I've turned my Fortec Ultra to Pansat 2500....seems to work a lot better then fortec.... I get a lot more channels that for sure....
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I've turned my Fortec Ultra to Pansat 2500....seems to work a lot better then fortec.... I get a lot more channels that for sure....
When doing that, you also have to use a different remote? Am I correct in thinking this?
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yess.
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I don't see CoolSat in your poll. Can I suggest a Coolsat Forum too?
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yes I use coolsat to and also My eyes to wacht TV Best of the Best
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coolsat has an N2 ?????
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i have used both and let me tell you........the pansat 2700 way better then coosat by far.. from picture quality to setting up ...my 2700 ROCKS the coosat 4000 pro is in the basement! if only i new..
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Why are the Pansat models this popular?
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What do you use to watch TV?
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pansat are popular becuse they have been around since the start with the big ugly dish.they are well made.and for the price you get more then you pay for.and since this is the case you can find tons of info and software for them.and they are easy to use.great pic fast channle change.just all around great.2700a here.
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pansat looks quite stable ,that easy to handle update bin too.
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After I get rid of the wife and grab a BEER I like to watch my Viewsat!
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haha.wish there was a way to try out a few diff ones.you know the thing i dont like about pansat is the remote.it feels "cheap"but man the receiver works great.
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As far a s remotes the 2500A remote seems cheapy, in the other hand the 2700A it has more options
