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    FTA Receiver with Serial Control?

    Any FTA receiver's out there that are capable of being controlled via a serial port? I would like to tie this into my automation system. USB or Ethernet would also work. But the key thing is that these interfaces must be able to control the box. Maybe I'm asking for the moon here, but a...
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    Pansat 6000

    More on USB Drives and power Since you guys pointed me to this thread, maybe I can contribute just a little. It's kind of cool that this unit has a removable 2.5" hard drive cartridge. I don't see any pictures of the cartridge, so I can only guess what it looks like. If you go out and look...
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    BUD 4DTV and FTA

    Deck402, Thanks for the explaination. I guess that doesn't sound too bad - changing the channel up and down to change polarity. Chris
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    BUD 4DTV and FTA

    Thanks for the link. So this approach doesn't limit you to one polarity? The Traxis 3500 looks good. What if I wanted PVR capability? What's a good recomendation in that case? Thanks, Chris
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    BUD 4DTV and FTA

    Pete, You say there are other ways to do it? I'm not thrilled about being stuck on the same polarity. Is there any other way besides getting another dish? I once had a Monty 95 slaved to my 4DTV, but eventially got rid of the Monty because it was a pain. I forget now if I had that same...
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    BUD 4DTV and FTA

    Hi, this is my first post to the forum. I have a 10 foot dish with C-Band and KU-Band capabilities. Everything is working fine with this sytem. Any recomendations on a FTA receiver? I presume I would slave it to my 4DTV and let the 4DTV receiver change satellites? Any advice would be most...
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