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I am new to DVB but have been a BUD user for about 15 years. Oh, yeah, I am new on this web forum, too:).

Anyway I have been wanting to try DVB/FTA for years but could never afford a receiver. So, recently I purchased a ADS Tech PTV-341 PCI card and have it in my computer. I am mainly a Linux user but have a small hard drive with winXP SP2. When I installed the card in windows I installed the drivers and the software and I can't get any signal. Same with my 2 different Linux OS's. I have tried Galaxy 10R and Galaxy 14 and Galaxy 25. Only with my KU LNB as I don't have a Disequ swtch yet and since there is nothing on the C-Band KU with my short dish mover, 24 inch, I just ran the KU coax to my computer. I know my KU LNB is Good as I went to X4 and was able to bring up the program guide.

Is my mistake the ADS Tech card? Sometimes I am cheap. Or ?????

My BUD setup is a 10ft mesh SAMI going to a GI 922 4DTV receiver. Both The C and KU LNB's were upgraded about 2 or 3 years ago.

The computer is a 3.33 ghz CPU and 2 Gigs of RAM.

Later. Pepse.
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Well, I got the Twinhan 102g Thursday. It has issues in windows XP. After intalling the drivers and software I get an error of: CANNOT SUPPORT THE CARD OR DRIVER, PLEASE CHECK THE HARDWARE INSTALLATION. Well I tried the card in the other 2 PCI slots and got the same error. I e-mailed the problem to Twinhan. What I didn't tell them is I tried the card in DVB Dream and it almost works. I was able to get a channel on Galaxy 10R/Galaxy 18. Couldn't get the satellite aimed good enough for a strong signal but it was close. Also tried it with PROGFINDER and I couldn't tune it in to a strong enough frequency. Windows does not recognize this card in my hardware configuration.

But, even though I can get something with DVB Dream This card totally locks up any Linux I have tried, on boot up. It gets to " udev " and stops. UDEV is the hardware detector. I will go to a Linux forum and see if there is a work-around for that issue.

Later. Pepse.
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Well as for the Twinhan 102g I still have it. I realized that when I got a channel on Galaxy !0R it is an HD channel and my Twinhan is only a DVB-S card. So, I just gotta get back out there and try some other Sats. But I think my splitters might be causing some of my problem so I am going to get a couple new ones and see if that helps. Actually I will feel better NOT using the Dishpro splitters. They were free anyway.

As for the Linux side, no luck yet.. I am still having issues with getting changes to modprobe.

Later. Pepse.
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The 102g card will get an HD channel in DVB-S, but it won't get an S2 channel, or a Digicipher2 channel.
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I thought that DVB-S2 is for HD and DVB-S for SD?

Pepse.
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DVB-S = modulation type
DVB-S2 = modulation type
Digicipher2 = modulation type
SD = Video
HD = Better Video

you can have SD or HD in any of the modulation types
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
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I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
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No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
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"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


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