Live Camera Feed

[stevefb]

Is it possible to take a live camera feed that is going through a modulator (whatever channel) and put it to the OTA and that camera become part of the channel lineup?

 

[Pepper]

If what you are asking is can you do this and have it appear in the guide on the Dish receiver, only if you have an ATSC modulator.

 

[TNGTony]

Or if you have a working 721... (Dish was forced to retire these due to the TiVo thing that wont go away) On 721 receivers if you hooked up something to the AV input it showed up on channel 99! I miss that. Of course you would have had to DE-modulate the signal to AV..

 

[stevefb]

Excuse my ignorance, but how would I know if my modulator is ATSC? It says that the modulated channel can be set to 14-69 for UHF, 70-94, 100-125 CATV - would it need to be set above 69?

 

[boba]

ATSC is high definition/digital you don't have one.

 

[TNGTony]

What he said. At this point, if you don't know whether it's ATSC (Digital TV) or NTSC (Regular TV), it's NTSC.

The Dish Network receivers can only receive Digital channels over the air. They cannot "see" regular TV channels.

For those that want to know and dont:

National Television System Committee (or to most TV techs: Never Twice the Same Color)
Advanced Television System Committee

 

[stevefb]

Any examples of a digital/ATSC modulator (smaller the better) that could be provided?

 

[Smith P.]

Any examples of a digital/ATSC modulator (smaller the better) that could be provided?

You must wait for a few years for it, if you're lucky one.

 

[bhawley]

Here you go :Video Corporation of America - Sencore, Inc. ATSC 987

 

[Smith P.]

And a price for it ? $4500 or so ?

 

[gdarwin]

And a price for it ? $4500 or so ?

Try 7k...
Sencore ATSC987 : Transmission Modulator & Processor Professional Video Equipment

 

[Smith P.]

I think OP is satisfied now.

 

[navychop]

:haha:haha:haha

 

[Awohar]

perhaps the 922 browser will be able to tune streaming video from internet, if that's the case, perhaps OP can turn his home surveillance into a private streaming video and use a 922 to tune it in.....all speculation of course

 

[Fredinva]

Is it possible to take a live camera feed that is going through a modulator (whatever channel) and put it to the OTA and that camera become part of the channel lineup?

why not put the live camera feed on a different tv input??
just change inputs then, or, PIP

fred