I've been a 4DTV subscriber for about 5 years and am thinking about trying out the FTA side of things. I know I can slave an FTA receiver to my 4DTV unit (10' mesh with C-Band LNB), but I really don't want to complicate my current setup anymore than I have to.
I'm thinking I would rather just play around with it on my laptop. This limits me to one of the USB units. I'm assuming I would continue to use the 4DTV to change satellites, but don't know enough about the FTA units to know how they discover what satellite they are on.
Would I have to scan a satellite every time I tune it in? Or would channels be stored.
How do I make the connection to my satellite dish without degrading the signal to the 4DTV (A-B switch?)?
What USB units would you recommend? I'm not after 'adult' content or anything that isn't true FTA.
Is a blind scan available on the USB boxes? Is it even necessary?
Thank you for any input you might have.
I'm thinking I would rather just play around with it on my laptop. This limits me to one of the USB units. I'm assuming I would continue to use the 4DTV to change satellites, but don't know enough about the FTA units to know how they discover what satellite they are on.
Would I have to scan a satellite every time I tune it in? Or would channels be stored.
How do I make the connection to my satellite dish without degrading the signal to the 4DTV (A-B switch?)?
What USB units would you recommend? I'm not after 'adult' content or anything that isn't true FTA.
Is a blind scan available on the USB boxes? Is it even necessary?
Thank you for any input you might have.