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DStv & Home-Entertainment Advice for Hermanus & the Overberg

Practical guides on signal repairs, Explora, OpenView, CCTV, WiFi and keeping your gear working in coastal conditions.

Salt air and your gear: why coastal installs need to be built differently
Tips & Guides
24 Jun 2026·3 min read

Salt air and your gear: why coastal installs need to be built differently

Why cheap cabling and LNBs fail fast on the coast — and what we do differently to make installs last.

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Multi-room viewing for your Walker Bay guesthouse
Multi-Room
24 Jun 2026·3 min read

Multi-room viewing for your Walker Bay guesthouse

Give every guest their own channels with XtraView — here is how multi-room TV works for hospitality.

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Fixing WiFi dead spots in your Hermanus home
Security & Connectivity
24 Jun 2026·3 min read

Fixing WiFi dead spots in your Hermanus home

Paying for fast internet but still getting a spinning wheel in the back room? Here is how we fix coverage.

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CCTV for Hermanus holiday homes: eyes on your place while you’re away
Security & Connectivity
24 Jun 2026·3 min read

CCTV for Hermanus holiday homes: eyes on your place while you’re away

A camera you can check from your phone changes how it feels to leave a coastal home standing empty.

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OpenView, a TV aerial or DStv — which is right for your home?
OpenView & Aerial
24 Jun 2026·3 min read

OpenView, a TV aerial or DStv — which is right for your home?

Free-to-air OpenView, a digital aerial, or full DStv — we break down the options so you can choose.

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What the E48-32 error means in Hermanus (and how we fix it)
Repairs
24 Jun 2026·3 min read

What the E48-32 error means in Hermanus (and how we fix it)

That dreaded no-signal code usually points to a few common coastal culprits. Here is what is really going on.

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Why the Walker Bay wind keeps knocking your DStv dish out of line
Repairs
24 Jun 2026·3 min read

Why the Walker Bay wind keeps knocking your DStv dish out of line

The wind funnels hard across Walker Bay — here is what it does to your dish and how a proper mount keeps your signal…

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