[mythtv-users] Using a large satellite dish (8-10 feet) with MythTV?

[Chad]

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 5:20 PM, David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us> wrote:
>
>  On Mar 31, 2008, at 2:25 PM, Chad wrote:
>
>  > Hi folks,
>  >
>  > I've read about a hundred different articles on the topic, and am
>  > still very lost.  So I've got a 2-part question.  Does anyone use a
>  > large dish (from what I've read it's called C-Band) to tune channels
>  > ala-cart instead of forking over a ton of money for a bunch of
>  > channels from the local Cable-Co (or small-dish satellite like
>  > DirecTV) that you don't want?  If so, any info on how that works, how
>  > to set it up, etc would be helpful.
>
>  I don't have much information myself, but the term hobbyists use for
>  this is "TVRO".  That might aid your web searches.  There used to be a
>  Usenet group devoted to it; don't know if it still exists or not.
>
>  _______________________________________________

Thanks!  I haven't come across that term yet, so that will definitely help!

-Chad