[mythtv-users] FTA Satellite Receivers

[Aaron]

The Twinhan card should work with FTA on Mythtv, I would look for a better
price though.  There is some good info on getting Mythtv and Twinhan working
at http://dvbn.net just search for mythtv+twinhan, I think you have to 
register with them to be able to search for anything good.
There are some code hacks for mythtv there, I wish they were some 
sort of plugins, that would be cleaner.


Quoting Clay <clay at gdsys.net>:

> That's a good idea...I had all but forgotten about them.  Do you know if
> this particular one will work with Linux and mythTV?
> 
> http://www.dsscanada.ca/vision.shtml
> 
> I searched Google and the mythtvtalk forums but it yielded little results.
> 
> clay 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Aaron
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 10:14 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] FTA Satellite Receivers
> 
> I think you could get an FTA PCI card cheaper than a PVR-250.
> 
> 
> Quoting Clay <clay at gdsys.net>:
> 
> > Got you.  Thanks for the clarification!  I'll order the hardware today.
> > Thanks again Michael.
> > 
> > clay
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Michael T. Dean
> > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 1:16 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] FTA Satellite Receivers
> > 
> > Clay wrote:
> > 
> > > Does mythTV work with FTA satellite receivers (specifically a Pansat 
> > > 2300)?
> > 
> > Yes.
> > 
> > >   I just started reading on this subject today and am a little 
> > > confused.  I was also looking at the Hauppauge WinTV PVR 250, but it 
> > > says it only has a 125 channel tuner.  If this is the case how are 
> > > you getting it to work when you have more channels?
> > 
> > Your satellite receiver is your tuner.  From the satellite receiver, 
> > you will send the signal to the PVR-250 using coaxial cable with an 
> > F-connector, composite, S-Video, SCART, ...
> > 
> > If using coax/F-connector, the receiver will output the signal on some 
> > channel, i.e. channel 3 or channel 4 (usually selectable, but we'll 
> > just say
> > 3 for now), so you will tune the PVR-250 to channel 3.  You will then 
> > change the channel on the satellite receiver, and it will output the 
> > new channel on channel 3.  Therefore, you will never need to go above 125.
> > 
> > If using composite, S-Video, or SCART, you will be completely 
> > bypassing the PVR-250's tuner.  Therefore, you won't need to go above 
> > channel 125 (or even tune any channel on the PVR-250 for that matter).
> > 
> > Note, however, that you will need some way to control the satellite 
> > receiver from your PC.  If the receiver has an infra-red remote 
> > control, you can do so with LIRC ( http://www.lirc.org ) and an IR 
> > transmitter (commercial products are available, or you can build your 
> > own for less than a dollar--or spend about $12 to make a much nicer 
> > transmitter).  If the receiver has a serial port (which may be a 
> > standard DB-9 (serial) port or even an RJ-11
> > (phone) port), you could link the Myth box directly to the receiver, 
> > but depending on whether others have already done so, you might need 
> > to do some work to figure out how to control it (i.e. how to send the 
> > commands over the serial connection).
> > 
> > >   I do like the features of mythTV very much, but I want to make 
> > > sure it will do what I need before I spend the cash on the hardware.
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > And, IMHO, it's well worth the investment of cash/time/effort.
> > 
> > Mike
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