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Hi!
Firstable tell you that I´m really happy to find this forum ´cause I´ve been very interested reciving HDTV signals here in Europe, and there is no places to talk about it at all, but finally I have found you!
Well, I´m tryin´ to make my own HTPC with just 2 goals: To receive HDTV channels via KU-Band Satellites here in Spain with a Usals Rotor Dish, and to watch some feeds in 4:2:2. So I started looking for the DVB-s Pci Card and I´ve got two choices:
The SkyStar II, which is one of the most important PCI cards here in Europe and everyboody talk about it, and the SkyStar HD, a "stranger" one ´cause I´m tryin´ to read some interviews about it and I cannot find a place where I can compare it with the skystar II. ¿ What do you recommend me ?
The next point is the Proccesor... I´m very sure to choose AMD, but which one? Ok, I see that I need almost an Athlon 64 3500+, but reading some posts here, I´ve seen that sometimes it´s not sufficient to receive and watch 4:2:2 signals, or HDTV channels ( using, for example, elecard codec) I had the idea that the ultimate core duo proccesors was not really an answer to the troubles that we´ve got here decoding HDTV signals, but I´m thinkin´ that maybe it is the way to obtain it? It would be great to know the CPU that you are using to value my choice here
And finally tell you that I will send the image to my 32" LCD monitor with 1366x768 via DVI connection...I have seen a lot Graphic Cards, but I don´t really know which one use.For sure with DVI port. ¿Any idea?
Many thanks for all, and excuse my poor Enligsh...
Firstable tell you that I´m really happy to find this forum ´cause I´ve been very interested reciving HDTV signals here in Europe, and there is no places to talk about it at all, but finally I have found you!
Well, I´m tryin´ to make my own HTPC with just 2 goals: To receive HDTV channels via KU-Band Satellites here in Spain with a Usals Rotor Dish, and to watch some feeds in 4:2:2. So I started looking for the DVB-s Pci Card and I´ve got two choices:
The SkyStar II, which is one of the most important PCI cards here in Europe and everyboody talk about it, and the SkyStar HD, a "stranger" one ´cause I´m tryin´ to read some interviews about it and I cannot find a place where I can compare it with the skystar II. ¿ What do you recommend me ?
The next point is the Proccesor... I´m very sure to choose AMD, but which one? Ok, I see that I need almost an Athlon 64 3500+, but reading some posts here, I´ve seen that sometimes it´s not sufficient to receive and watch 4:2:2 signals, or HDTV channels ( using, for example, elecard codec) I had the idea that the ultimate core duo proccesors was not really an answer to the troubles that we´ve got here decoding HDTV signals, but I´m thinkin´ that maybe it is the way to obtain it? It would be great to know the CPU that you are using to value my choice here
And finally tell you that I will send the image to my 32" LCD monitor with 1366x768 via DVI connection...I have seen a lot Graphic Cards, but I don´t really know which one use.For sure with DVI port. ¿Any idea?
Many thanks for all, and excuse my poor Enligsh...
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Hi again!
Thank you very much FordPrefect about all that links... I´ve been readin´all of them, and now I know some very important points to follow in the proccesor or graphic card choice. And thanks of course for you Anole I have felt very proud of my English 
Firstable tell you that I won´t use the HTPC to record anything ´cause for example, I´ll just try to receive 4:2:2 signals because of the Spanish Soccer feeds...then I will watch them and stop.
I think that the point that it´s really gettin´ me crazy it´s the proccesor choice... Someone told me that I need almost a 2.8Ghz Proccesor to watch HDTV. But I know also that I can run with a lower frequency if I have a really good graphic card.Is that true? If it is, which is the relation between the proccesor frequency and the quality level of the graphic card that I must follow in the final choice?
In addition, I´ve read that, for example, the 64 series of AMD it´s something that it´s just no neccesary for us because 64 bit systems are nice for transfering huge amounts of data, but HD content still doesn't need this (Unless you plan on having 12 HD cards in a system and are running a fiber backplane to a SAN, which is not my situation...)
So then I continued reading the post in htpcnews and they talk about Core Duo technology is the best choice for an htpc. Ok, but i´ve been searching prices and I saw, for example, the AMD 64 x2 3800+ ( 221$) and it works at 2Ghz. Then I see the P.4 541 that works at 3.2Ghz and costs 116 $ !!! ¿What do I choice?
The next step will be the motherboard, but I think that I have no doubts whith it ´cause I´ll choose a cheap microATX Abit, or an Asus, after the big payment that it will take me the proccesor...The graphic card is something that I reserve for the time that I´ll have chosen the proccesor and the motherboard...
Thanks for your help!
Thank you very much FordPrefect about all that links... I´ve been readin´all of them, and now I know some very important points to follow in the proccesor or graphic card choice. And thanks of course for you Anole
I have felt very proud of my English Firstable tell you that I won´t use the HTPC to record anything ´cause for example, I´ll just try to receive 4:2:2 signals because of the Spanish Soccer feeds...then I will watch them and stop.
I think that the point that it´s really gettin´ me crazy it´s the proccesor choice... Someone told me that I need almost a 2.8Ghz Proccesor to watch HDTV. But I know also that I can run with a lower frequency if I have a really good graphic card.Is that true? If it is, which is the relation between the proccesor frequency and the quality level of the graphic card that I must follow in the final choice?
In addition, I´ve read that, for example, the 64 series of AMD it´s something that it´s just no neccesary for us because 64 bit systems are nice for transfering huge amounts of data, but HD content still doesn't need this (Unless you plan on having 12 HD cards in a system and are running a fiber backplane to a SAN, which is not my situation...)
So then I continued reading the post in htpcnews and they talk about Core Duo technology is the best choice for an htpc. Ok, but i´ve been searching prices and I saw, for example, the AMD 64 x2 3800+ ( 221$) and it works at 2Ghz. Then I see the P.4 541 that works at 3.2Ghz and costs 116 $ !!! ¿What do I choice?
The next step will be the motherboard, but I think that I have no doubts whith it ´cause I´ll choose a cheap microATX Abit, or an Asus, after the big payment that it will take me the proccesor...The graphic card is something that I reserve for the time that I´ll have chosen the proccesor and the motherboard...
Thanks for your help!
Hi again!
Thank you very much FordPrefect about all that links... I´ve been readin´all of them, and now I know some very important points to follow in the proccesor or graphic card choice. And thanks of course for you Anole
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Thanks for your help!
Always go bigger then most people recommend…do not spare money on power, you can always use it and it last longer then mediocre speed machines…for example in 2002 I built a dual Pentium 3 Tualatin machines using Tyan motherboards, over 50 are still running…with no customers complaining about speed…yes, I suggest to regular users to buy dual Pentium machines, why I got tired of updating machines every two or so years, now 4 years later no one is asking to update…very satisfied customers. So having said this, here you go…buy a single CPU, when the price drops to $50 buy the second CPU and you will extend the lifecycle of your machine by two years easily…
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor – Retail
I found the above on my first yahoo search for $130.99…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735
Then this $129.00…
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103733&ATT=19-103-733&CMP=OTC-17exta6
As for the motherboards try a Tyan, I have used Asus, Tyan Abit, but I always preferred Tyan for the value…
http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tigerk8we.html
I really like this motherboard may build my project Dreambox dual tuner receiver using this motherboard… http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=80982
Open Box: TYAN S2877ANRF Dual Socket 940 NVIDIA nForce Professional ATX Server Motherboard - OEM
I found this motherboard at the same place for $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1&bop=AND&Description=13-151&Submit=SUGGESTED
Potentially this setup will give you a quad 64 bit CPU system…
As for graphics cards one of these would be fine…I like the features it has, i.e., DVI, TV-Out: HDTV/S-Video Out, VIVO: Yes…these features will insure that you will be able to watch HDTV at highest resolutions with no quality issues…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...VO:+YES&Submit=ENE&N=0&Ntk=all&Go.x=1&Go.y=29
Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Core clock: 470MHz
DirectX: DirectX 9
DVI: 2
Memory Clock: 1200MHz
Memory Interface: 256-bit
OpenGL: OpenGL 2.0
PixelPipelines: 24
TV-Out: HDTV/S-Video Out
VIVO: Yes
Hi guys, and merry christmas for everybody!
I´ve been taking a deeper look in the links that you gave me Ford, and everything has turned very sad. I tell you why. In newegg don´t ship anything out of U.S.A. So you could also be in Canada, and they won´t sell you anything... The same problem I had with some shops where I found the cute Astec Fusion Case, which is the one that made me fall in love.
So now I´ve been looking for some prices and all that I have obtained is:
A brand new AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ at 220 US$ (spanish shop), and the Astec Fusion for 220 US $ (also in a spanish shop). Yeah guys, I know it, every price it´s growin´up with time, but I have no choice, so I will sell them this week.
The next point, is the mother board. I saw the one that you told me Ford, but I don´t like it at all, mainly because I want a microATX form factor board. So now I´m very interested in this one: Asus M2NPV-VM
http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=0&model=1138&modelmenu=1
The price is really cheap, more or less 80 US $, and I think that it comes with a "good" graphic card with HDMI that I think will work fine with HDTV channels considering the 4400+ Proccesor that I will use and the 1.5G of RAM. In fact, I found this link:http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo_support.html There I saw that gForce 6150 chip is very appropriate for HDTV signals. And the Asus Mother board that I talked about cames with it! Anyway, If I see in a future that the graphic it´s not sufficient, I would buy a good graphic card ( 170 US $ +-) using the PCIx16 free in the mother board. What do you think about?
Thanks 4 all your help!
I´ve been taking a deeper look in the links that you gave me Ford, and everything has turned very sad. I tell you why. In newegg don´t ship anything out of U.S.A. So you could also be in Canada, and they won´t sell you anything... The same problem I had with some shops where I found the cute Astec Fusion Case, which is the one that made me fall in love.
So now I´ve been looking for some prices and all that I have obtained is:
A brand new AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ at 220 US$ (spanish shop), and the Astec Fusion for 220 US $ (also in a spanish shop). Yeah guys, I know it, every price it´s growin´up with time, but I have no choice, so I will sell them this week.
The next point, is the mother board. I saw the one that you told me Ford, but I don´t like it at all, mainly because I want a microATX form factor board. So now I´m very interested in this one: Asus M2NPV-VM
http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=0&model=1138&modelmenu=1
The price is really cheap, more or less 80 US $, and I think that it comes with a "good" graphic card with HDMI that I think will work fine with HDTV channels considering the 4400+ Proccesor that I will use and the 1.5G of RAM. In fact, I found this link:http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo_support.html There I saw that gForce 6150 chip is very appropriate for HDTV signals. And the Asus Mother board that I talked about cames with it!
Anyway, If I see in a future that the graphic it´s not sufficient, I would buy a good graphic card ( 170 US $ +-) using the PCIx16 free in the mother board. What do you think about?Thanks 4 all your help!
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
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Love this guy's channel. Looks like Walmart has thrown in the towel when it comes to conventional car batteries.
I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awe7kY5nvdU
I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awe7kY5nvdU
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The guy in the Video, REALLY needs to TAKE a Breath ...
If he'd Slow down, you could figure out What he's testing and on what.
If he'd Slow down, you could figure out What he's testing and on what.
Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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As has always been the case for those consumed by their own financial enrichment.
The title was to catch everyone's eye lol! But it is a thought I've been having as I dev a Roku app for a client. You see many MAAANY years ago I got really interested in cable TV channels and even chatted with a regional carrier, Insight about what it took to get a channel number. It was surprisingly easy although prohibitively expensive.
You could petition, reserve a high channel number, they monitored performance and if they liked you, you'd get lower channel number overtime and cut into ad overlays.
Roku has a similar setup. Make an app, if it has a strong, original linear component you could get channel assignment on The Roku Channel.
As mixed as my feelings are on the current media landscape, I can't help but feel a little excited interest when I scope out the apps in the Roku store.
You could petition, reserve a high channel number, they monitored performance and if they liked you, you'd get lower channel number overtime and cut into ad overlays.
Roku has a similar setup. Make an app, if it has a strong, original linear component you could get channel assignment on The Roku Channel.
As mixed as my feelings are on the current media landscape, I can't help but feel a little excited interest when I scope out the apps in the Roku store.
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Don't know if any of you have watched this series yet, it would be interesting to see if you feel this review was accurate. It was very humorous to listen to however.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tsDO3y8I2c
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tsDO3y8I2c
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Halfway into the "written" review, I know more about how the writer "thinks" than I do about what they are writing about. I understand their politics, their self-overestimated understanding of film, their inability to be funny.
Takes about 22 paragraphs to get to one that starts "Anyway, the story kicks off...". Talk about Slop!
If the review is like the article, oi! Eighteen paragraphs into the review and... all they've done is not really talk at all about the actual thing they are reviewing.
Halfway into the "written" review, I know more about how the writer "thinks" than I do about what they are writing about. I understand their politics, their self-overestimated understanding of film, their inability to be funny.
Takes about 22 paragraphs to get to one that starts "Anyway, the story kicks off...". Talk about Slop!
TFLEV
Time for another AWESOME video from TFL Electric Vehicles!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-wAFhIJCSk
Direct YouTube Link - How Far? The 2026 Subaru Trailseeker Takes On Toughest Mountain Range Test!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-wAFhIJCSk
Direct YouTube Link - How Far? The 2026 Subaru Trailseeker Takes On Toughest Mountain Range Test!
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The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Additional tabs provide:
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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TWiT Tech Podcast Network
Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2QtsO2mlXM
Direct YouTube Link - This Web Vulnerability Shook the Tech World
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2QtsO2mlXM
Direct YouTube Link - This Web Vulnerability Shook the Tech World
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed
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I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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Unfortunately, I don't think my social proximity to Charle Ergen provides any special perks. Maybe if Foxbat, Jr. were to marry his daughter…have charlie buy you a new house
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that would be one hell of a convoUnfortunately, I don't think my social proximity to Charle Ergen provides any special perks. Maybe if Foxbat, Jr. were to marry his daughter…
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