[ILUG] Satellite reception

[Michael Watterson]

Mikhail Ramendik wrote:
> On Sunday 03 August 2008 11:38, Michael Watterson wrote:
>
>   
>>> If I have cards for two channels/packages, do I have to have two readers
>>> or snap cards in/out?
>>>
>>> Also - a complete noob question indeed - how do I buy these cards for
>>> satellites other than Sky, i.e. Hotbird?
>>>       
>> Really your questions, including PCI cards to use for Linux would be
>> better answered here.
>> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=622
>>     
>
> I did write there, but I don't see any Linux posts around there. So the Big 
> Question on Linux PCI stays unresolved :( I don't want to buy them blind.
>
> No luck in linux-dvb either. Google brings up some "patches" for some cards 
> but no idea whether any are in the stock kernels. 
>
> Where should I go next? LKML?
>
>   
Wait on the Foreign Satellite forum. There are some Linux users.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=622
I see you posted. Maybe tomorrow you get better info than from me.

I never heard of built  in support  for any card.  You  have to  add  
drivers and  application.  Don't  use 64bit Distro as  driver  support 
is poor to zero for DVB.

The old Nova DVB-s (not current Hauppauge Nova range) also  known  as  
Technotrend or Technisat  PCI  Basic DVBs is best choice for support.


Scroll down on
http://shop.technotrend.de/katalog_ansicht.asp?suchtyp=Kat&suchkatalog=0000000013&clickebene=2&reloadmenu=1

[mehr Infos]
   
TT-budget S-1401 Retail

Art.-Nr.015000200

EAN-Code: 4260064633187
innerhalb 48 Stunden lieferbar:
Lieferinformationen
Bruttopreis:
   
UVP: 49 EUR

Or 100% equivalent from other vendor. There are no "Irish" shops for 
such an item. Only Set boxes.
i.e. www.satellite.ie
dabs.ie and komplett.ie are not Irish shops.

See the supplier stickies on the regular Satellite forum. Probably 
HM-sat.de is best.

OR
Cheap Setbox and cheap TV. Unless you really really want to spend a lot 
of time, do recordings and have poor quality picture.

Just installed an HD card on XP and not due to XP, but the screen and 
deinterlacing the picture at 75Hz or 50 Hz progressive is very poor 
compared to CRT. Slight judder on sideways movements.
Blur on sideways movement compared to CRT + setbox.
Even HD poorer than regular TV resolution on 60 Eur setbox and 200 Euro 
CRT TV via RGB Scart. The Domestic TV  phosphor have a slightly longer 
persistence than Computer Monitor,  only  single  high  contrast   
horizontal  lines  will  flicker with any noticability.

There is no additional risk  to children of CRT  and safer physically 
than LCD. They should not be able to sit closer than 3 or 4 times screen 
height. I've had 6 kids and I'd not let smaller ones alone near TV or 
PC.  LCDs are fragile, thus physically dangerous for small children. 
Easily broken by hand.

You have to spend over 1800 Euro and get an HD model to get equivalent 
quality on an LCD or Plasma to a 200 Euro CRT based Domestic TV.  The  
Beko  and  SilverCrest  21"  to 28"  4:3  models are  cheap, lower 
power  consumption and  do  true  16:9  by reduction of vertical scan. 
An LCD can only properly do 4:3 or 16:9 if it SD TV on a WS HDTV. Normal 
LCDs only have enough pixels for 4:3 or 16:9 according to screen shape.  
Refresh rate and pixel lag is an issue. Even fastest speed LCD will 
badly smear movement compared to CRT unless it has an Strobed LED backlight.





-- 
Mike