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Wouldn’t it be nice to be competent to watch satellite TV wherever you go? Well now you can. DIRECTV and DISH Network both offer portable satellite TV systems.

DIRECTV Portable Satellite TV

DIRECTV’S portable satellite unit, known as Sat-Go resembles a large, 27 pound laptop computer. It’s a finish satellite TV scheme with a 17-inch monitor, satellite dish, receiver, rechargeable battery, and AC/DC adapters for your car. All you do is plug it in, line up the antenna, and you’re in business.

With Sat-Go you may get satellite TV while you’re away from home RVing , camping, or on a road trip. And you may keep track of all the football games on NFL Sunday Ticket while tailgating at your favored team’s stadium.

The finish Sat-Go system may be purchased for less than $1,000 at electronic stores like Best Buy, or online stores like ABT Electronics (abtelectronics.com).

DISH Network Portable Satellite TV

DISH Network’s portable system, the PocketDish, isn’t actually a satellite TV system. It’s a portable media recorder/player that may download programs from any of DISH Network’s 350 channels. It may likewise download content from your computer, DVD player, MP3 player, or video recorder. A one-hour program on DISH Network may be downloaded into the PocketDish in when it comes to five minutes. Who says you can’t take it with you.

The PocketDish AV402E has a 2.2-inch screen, weighs less than 7 ounces and fits in your pocket. It’s 20GB storage capacity lets you store up to to 10,000 songs, 40 movies, or 20 hours of TV programming. The PocketDish AV500E has a 4-inch screen and a 30 GB storage capacity. There’s even an AV700 model with a 40 GB capacity.

With the PocketDish you get a remote control, a docking station, and cables to connect to your TV or other electronic devices. You also get a rechargeable battery that gives you up to 4 hours of video playback and up to 15 hours of audio playback.

The last time I checked, PocketDish’s were out of stock at most stores, but you may get refurbished models for $300 at online electronics stores like Satellite One (satelliteone.com).

Get the Best Price on Satellite TV Service

In order to use DIRECTV’S Sat-Go, or DISH Network’s PocketDish, you need to buy their satellite TV service.

Universal Mrf 350 Remote Control Station

Works with MX-350 MX-650 MX-850 and TX-1000 remotes onlyReceives narrow band RF signals by way of the RFX-250 RF sensor RFX-250 displays RF interference thru a bright red LED which flickers when interference is presentPower up to three RFX-250 RF sensors connected in parallel to the RF input connectorVariable IR output matches rear panel inputsExpand operating range up to 100′RF frequency: 418MHzIncludes power supply

Universal Mrf 350 Remote Control Station Picture

Universal Mrf 350 Remote Control Station Picture

Universal Mrf 350 Remote Control Station Pic

Universal Mrf 350 Remote Control Station Pic

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MRF-350 RF Rx & IR Tx
By Mr. Charles Smith
Simply superb. I have two of these, the IR blaster alone closely burns a hole in the wall I have it controlling in the home theatre a Onkyo NR905 7.1 system, XBOX 360, XBOX (Media Centre), AppleTV, HD TV Receiver, out of sight and in a Panasonic LCD HD Projector. Thats all downstairs and upstairs in the living room a Onkyo 5.1, XBOX Media Centre, LCD HD TV. No problems, at all, good price, simple & just perfect. That along with 3 MX-850′s (which in themselves are just FANTASTIC, forget highpriced Pronto’s etc, these remotes are are simple, confortable and just WORK!!!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Universal Base Station
By D. Laslo
I had zero problems. I controlled this with an MX850 Universal remote and it worked utterly the firstborn time. The unit projects IR from the base unit itself if you want to point it at your setup or a mirror. It also comes with galore high quality stick-on IR repeaters for cabinet installations.

2 of 2 persons found the following review helpful.
Easiest to use
By Pedro Castre
Very user friendly. I got everything set up and working in less than 2 hours.

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