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[ILUG] Satellite reception

[ILUG] Satellite reception

Mikhail Ramendik mr at ramendik.ru
Sat Aug 2 22:10:40 IST 2008


On Saturday 02 August 2008 16:22, Michael Watterson wrote:

> There is no CAM for Sky...

I won't be using Sky at all. Hotbird is my sat fo choice, and it has some 
Viaccess encrypted channels I'd like to get. 

> A 80 Euro TV and 40 Euro sat box gives a better TV picture than ANY
> computer monitor as frame rate is correct and no deinterlacing is required.

I do not like CRT. And I believe it may be a health hazard for the young 
child.

> Using PC of course doesn't remove need for TV licence.

I did know that :)

> I'd go for separate DVB-s2 or DVB-s and DVB-t cards. Unless you very
> short of slots.

My big issue is which particular models of cards to get for a Linux box.

-- 
Yours, Mikhail Ramendik



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