But not Dish or Direct TV, you can only view unencrypted satellite broadcasts. While there is a lot of good stuff on those, he's a new Dish subscriber so I'm betting he's under contract for at least the next year.
On Dec 8, 2007 1:09 PM, Sam Franc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <http://www.abadss.com/forum/4-forum-announcements-changes-upgrades/34175-free-visionsat-iv200.html> > Here is a web site where you can get all your answers to satellite TV. > There are thousands of stations around the world you can view. > Have fun. > Sam > > > Tharin Olsen wrote: > > I don't think you should bother with a DVB-S card for unless you like to > > tinker, cuss, and holler. As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago the signal > > is encrypted so you would have to get 3rd party stuff to decode it. This is > > something that you could possibly get working one day after much effort and > > then the next day it would be non-functional for an indefinite period of > > time. Doing a web search with appropriate keywords, i.e. "dish fta dvb-s > > forum" should yield many results for various forums that discuss FTA > > satellite reception. This is a topic that doesn't usually have much hand > > holding available. Expect some people to be rude if you go about asking a > > question that has been answered in previous threads or worse a FAQ sticky. > > > > So are you going to subscribe to a package with HD channels?? I think you > > will only be able to get standard def programming with todays dvb-s cards > > since dish network requires a an 8PSK demodulator for HD. > > > > My recommended method would be by using an actual sat receivers S-Video > > output and a good PVR card. It wouldn't be very practical to try and > > capture a component (YPbPr) or HDMI signal. You could get a PVR/DVR > > receiver and let the receiver do the recording. There are devices called IR > > blasters that can be used by your PC to control the satellite receiver. > > > > -Tharin O. > > > > K Humrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > First of all, thank you very much for your replies, Tharin Olsen and Brian > > Weeden. > > > > <snip> > > > > BUT, I really really wanna get a PC card that will let me use DISH TV on my > > PC with is. Any ideas anyone? On list of off? A, not specifically asking > > for something that would break any list rules, but if what you have to > > suggest is against rules here in any way, just email me or call me please? > > I need to finalize my purchases quite soon.. > > > > > > > > > > -- Brian Weeden
