[BruceG]

Hi,

I'm moving house next week, and in preparation my wife has booked Sky to come out and do an installation the following day, as well as upgrading to HD/multiroom at the same time.

However, reading through the various threads on here it would appear that it may be best for me to get an independent installer out because;

a) he'll put the aerial where I want it (on the chimney rather than on an outside wall), and

b) I'll be able to specify the STB I want too. Am I correct in thinking the current flavour of the month is the Samsung followed by the Pace, and to avoid the Thompson/Amstrad one at all costs?

We'll be going to the Bedfrod area, so if someone has a recommendation, then so much the better

Similarly it would be intersting to hear your opinions on my thoughts?

Cheers,
Bruce

[6022tivo]

The standard sky team will not put your dish on the roof, you could request the special heights team sky have, but I think they will only chuck it on the roof if they can not install on a wall.

As you are having multiroom, you need telephone points at both box locations, Sky will do this for you, but will tap to skirting boards and that, which may not be to your liking.

Pace or Samsung, I put the Pace first, as I am hearing more and more reports of samsungs locking up in the night, and remote issues, but they are ok.
Amstrads are faulty out of the box and don't scale SD very well, thomsons have not been made for ages so would be refurbs.

Good luck..