[mythtv-users] OT:FTA sat setup

[Ian Trider]

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:05:35 -0500, Jeff volckaert <jvolckaert at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Everybody,
> 
> I have been reading about FTA programming and was curious what a FTA
> sat reciever setup would run?  I think I need a dish, a dish
> directioner, and a FTA reciever.  Is this right?  What would a setup
> like this cost?
> 
> Can I use ANY of the equipment left over from a directtv setup?  My
> in-laws just bought a cottage with an old directtv dish.  I would like
> to setup the place to get FTA programming since we really don't want a
> cable bill for the few days a month we will be there.
> 
> Would it be better to use a PC+Hauppage Nexus card+TV-out than getting
> a FTA reciever?

In North America, you won't really find much free-to-air satellite
(the very little there is is mostly foreign and religoius
programming).  You'd probably get better programming by antenna (you'd
get all the networks, at least).

That said, a receiver would be far trickier to use, with IR blasters
and everything.  PCI DVB card would be better.  Your old DirecTV stuff
may or may not work. You should really go to http://al7bar.tk, it is a
forum about FTA satellite.
-- 
Ian Trider
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