[mythtv-users] [OT]: Over-the-air satellite and Mythtv?

[Paul Harvey]

One good site to look at to determine which channels are on what Sat,
and what encoding is http://www.lyngsat.com  (appears that it may be
down right now...).




On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:36:51 -0500, Marc Nicholas <marc at geekythings.com> wrote:
> Yes, I meant Free-to-Air :-(
> 
> *hangs head in shame*
> 
> 
> -marc
> 
> 
> 
> 
> nate s wrote:
> 
> >What do you mean by over the air satellite?  (I mean, all sat signals
> >are technically OTA, but OTA is usually used to refer to local
> >broadcasts)
> >
> >Do you mean Free-to-air (FTA?)
> >
> >If you're talking about a C-band/Ku-band system rather than a directv
> >or the like, I can tell you that from what I've read, *many* of the
> >free broadcasts are DVB.  Notice I said many, not all.  If you google
> >around a bit, you can find out what exactly is being broadcasted in
> >what format pretty easily.
> >
> >-Nate
> >
> >On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:22:17 -0500, Marc Nicholas <marc at geekythings.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I've never much been into satellite, but a friend wants me to build him
> >>a Mythtv setup for his Over-the-air (OTA) satellite system. Am I right
> >>in thinking these systems are DVB-based and I just a DVB interface on
> >>the Myth box?
> >>
> >>I'm also presuming as DVB is essentially MPEG-2, that the processing
> >>requirements are minimal assuming the mainboard has hardware MPEG-2
> >>playback?
> >>
> >>Thanks for any insight (and sorry for being a satellite neophyte).
> >>
> >>-marc
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