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I am curious what we might expect to find in the way of Olympics coverage, beyond the standard network coverage. I would think that there must be C band feeds, but unfortunately I'm only set up for Ku. Anybody recall any past Winter or Summer Olympics and what kind of satellite action there...

As many of you probably know, NBC has created two new channels for the Olympics with dedicated coverage (one for Soccer, One for Basketball). Satellite services (Dish & Direct) have picked up on these, as have some canle companies. I have been surfing and finding conflicting info regarding...

This year will be my first Super Bowl since installing my FTA system (9 months ago). For watching the actual broadcast of the game, I will tune in to my local OTA affiliate which gives me the least compressed HD signal. But I have also been wondering about whether there might be any other type...

I am rearranging some of the satellite cabling (RG6) inside my home, and I have a kind of quirky question. The reasons behind the question are too lengthy to get into here. I am sure others will suggest alternative work-arounds that don't answer the question, but here goes: BACKGROUND: I...

My wife frequently uses a DVD recorder to time-slide network broadcasts. Her DVD recorder recently died and I have been looking for a replacement. For her purposes, a hard disk based system would be much better. I refuse to buy a TiVo unit because of the fees and the "big brother" approach...

I realize that the Signal and Quality meters vary from one receiver model to the next. On my Viewsat Ultra, if I'm watching a newsfeed or a G10 RTN channel I can generally get as low as 18-20 on the Q before I notice the picture breaking up. Last night I motored over to White Springs, a...

Last night I was thinking about all the man-hours I have tied up in entering my receiver data. (Adding new satellites, editing TPs, making lists of favorites, deleting unwanted channels, etc.) I also remembered an incident 5 months ago when my receiver inexplicably hiccuped and lost all of...

College football is fast approaching, and checking schedules I see that some of the games I will want to catch are only carried by ESPN360. My high speed internet provider (Comcast) does not carry ESPN360. I am wondering if anyone has ever tripped across ESPN360 feeds. Ku or C? encrypted...