On 10/30/05, Mike Frisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This sort of lines up with what Robert was saying. Sounds like C-band isn't the way to go now. So how many channels do you get with a 1m dish? I hate to amdit it openly but I'm all about "free channels". With a motorized 1m dish how much can I get for free?
Keep in mind that most 4DTV channels are subscription only and even
then, much of the good programming is not accessible to consumers
(they are used for feeding cable systems).
I had a 4DTV and had my Twinhan DVB-S connected to my C/Ku-band dish.
I sold my 4DTV (due to lack of interest) last year and took down my C-
Band dish earlier this year. It's dying. Far more exciting stuff
out there with a 1m dish and a DiSEqC motorized mount.
This sort of lines up with what Robert was saying. Sounds like C-band isn't the way to go now. So how many channels do you get with a 1m dish? I hate to amdit it openly but I'm all about "free channels". With a motorized 1m dish how much can I get for free?
With a large dish, there are 1 coax each for C and Ku-band, two DC
power wires, and 3 additional wires for the polarotor motor.
The smaller dishes (typically 1.2m or less) that use DiSEqC motorized
mounts send the dish positioning signals and power for the motor down
the same coax as the signal. Given the size/weight of typical C-Band
dish, there isn't enough power carried on coax to move one of these.
That's really cool, is there linux software than can move the dish with DiSEqC over a coax cable? Are you using one of these setups with a myth machine? If so I would very much like to hear about it (dish type, card type, config info, etc).
Thanks again,
-Greg
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