On Thu, 19 Jun 2008, Nick Rout wrote: > For once CLUG does not clash with my Board of Trustees so I will > present about MythTV on 8 July 2008. > > I am hoping to demo it actually working on a live TV feed, and/or > setting up from scratch, but I am open to suggestions of what people > actually want to see. > > My own setup is freeview via DVB-S (satellite) which is probably the > best way to get a reasonable amount of digital TV in NZ at present. > However to demo that I will need a satellite to connect to. > > So ... > > We can either > > 1. set up a temporary satellite dish if anyone has one lying about; or > > 2. find a venue with a sky dish that we can plug into for the night; or > > 3. Just demo the software without any live TV. > > If anyone has any brilliant ideas, or something they particularly want > to see, let me know. > > I will also need a projector and screen, dunno what the drill is with > this these days, but I understand it has presented a problem recently.
I can supply a DVB-T(digital video broadcast - terrestial) decoder if required. This set would work best through a standard UHF TV aerial which I do not have on hand. I can also supply a satellite finder if required. If someone can supply the dish I can set it up for you. A SKY dish is OK but would require a LNB(low noise balun) of recent vintage. A LNB is the thing on the end of the arm where the dish focuses. A dish does not have to be mounted on a roof. Any position with a good view of the northern horizon is OK. I have had a temporary dish set up on my lawn. Cheers Ross Drummond
