[mythtv-users] [semi OT] using Dish 500 and DVB-S card for FTA in USA?

[Victor Perez]

On 10/23/07, Thom Paine <painethom at gmail.com> wrote:
> It depends on the dish. I pointed a Starchoice dish at the Telstar 5
> sat to get RTP for my inlaws. I just have a FTA receiver on it to get
> the portuguese channel.
>
> You will need to see what type of lnb and what polarity the sat you
> are trying to receive talks on.
>
> Other than that, I would theink the DVB-S card should pick up whatever
> the FTA box would.
>

Thanks, I think so too. My only concern is the switch thingy inside
the dish 500's focus. I wonder if a DVB-S card handles it properly.