 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No need to pay for sking just get an old anologue box and dish ! International eurosport is free and has all the sking on it, aswell as the tour de France etc. You can also use it to watch 3 sat in the mornings which does live pictures from the austrian ski resorts!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| brock wrote: |
| No need to pay for sking just get an old anologue box and dish ! International eurosport is free and has all the sking on it, aswell as the tour de France etc. You can also use it to watch 3 sat in the mornings which does live pictures from the austrian ski resorts! |
Or get a free to air digital satellite box and receive German Eurosport (and many others such as 3 sat, TW1(austrian tourism/travel channel), Bayerische Runfunk etc. from the Astra 1 satellite position. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Is it possible to watch more skiing via eurosport website ie the races that are shown in Germany but not here?
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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international eurosport has all sking not just those shown on german tv and the comentry is in english
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Or have sky hd and watch all the fis coverage is fantastic high def. Cant wait.
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| brock wrote: |
| No need to pay for sking just get an old anologue box and dish ! International eurosport is free and has all the sking on it, aswell as the tour de France etc. You can also use it to watch 3 sat in the mornings which does live pictures from the austrian ski resorts! |
I've got one that's just hanging on. I was great for last years Moto GP coverage.
Alastair Pink, Do you have a recommendation for for one of the Digital Boxes ? And do they do English Commentary ?
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Renry, but that would involve a new TV and a new satellite installation.
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david@mediacopy, Maplins are a convenient high street supplier of Free to Air digital satellite receivers, eg this one for £39.99. You'll need a satellite dish pointing at the Astra 1 satellite position (19.2deg East orbital position) - this was the position used by the old original analogue Sky broadcasts, when Sky went to digital transmission they moved to Astra 2 (28 deg East). The satellite dish needs to be fitted with a so called universal LNB (these have been standard for years, but an original (analogue Sky) LNB will not work). Maplins also do packs including digital satellite receivers,dish, LNB and cable eg this one for £59.99.
The above systems are standard definition, if you want to pay more you can buy HD free to air satellite receivers, and if you have a multi LNB setup covering both Astra 1 and Astra 2 you will be able to get BBC and ITV HD channels (plus the UK Freesat SD channels) from Astra 2, whilst also receiving the European FTA channels from Astra 1. I have this HD FTA satellite receiver.
PS If you subscribe to Maplins newsletter you can claim discount vouchers.
PPS German Eurosport don't have an English commentary soundtrack, however since my German is quite reasonable that's not a problem for me. Anyway when you're watching a downhill race it's pretty obvious who's skiing at the moment and who is the current leader. 
HTH
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Alastair Pink, Cheers !
So it sounds like I can keep my existing dish and swap the decoder box and LNB thingy and 'jobs a good un'. I'm already getting Eurosport so I guess the dish is pointing the right way. It sounds like a good option for when my existing decoder box packs up.
I don't suppose if anyone knows if it's possible to get EuroSport International on the new digital decoders (I'm guessing no ?  )
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Technomate are the daddys of decoders this one gets my vote:
http://www.wizardsatellite.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_37&products_id=29
not really recomending the suplier, getting a lot of bad press lately for it's poor coms about missing orders! However the box is exellent, the software is easily changed with a usb stick and if watching english sport on a german pay channel for example you simply press the language button and presto english commentry.
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does anyone know if the online eurosport player subscribtion is country specific, or will I be able to watch online from any country ?
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