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

[David Brodbeck]

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.