At the recent CAI trade show in the midlands, there were several fibre optic head end systems on display, mostly for use in larger systems, but still of interest.

Of most interest was a prototype from Global Invacom, a fibre optic LNB, requiring a 12v supply at the dish, but otherwise only a single fibre back to the distribution point in the house/apartment block.

The beauty of fibre optic over coax cable is the practically non-existent loss, less than 1db over 100m....

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This evening I managed to watch my Dreambox 7020s through a projector and home cinema.

Ingredients

Dreambox 7020s
Dell Dimension 2400 P4 2.8ghz 1gb
Panasonic AE500 Projector


Method

To do this I connected a Dell Dimension 2400 with 1gb of RAM to a Panasonic AE projector (720p), using the DVI output from an N-Vidia 6200 graphics card (it's the best old school pci graphics card available).

The Dell has...

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Actuator with controller, DiSEqC motor also need positioner/ V-box.

And I never see any guys talked about polar mount. It's also a necessary part of home system.

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intro Uni-Directional WIFI Range Extender
Easily receive WIFI signals from far away using a standard USB WIFI adaptor and a bit of ingenuity. This Simple idea requires no modifications to a USB WIFI adaptor or your computer. A simple way to increase the signal strength and range of your WIFI. Plus it works with all USB WIFI adaptors. So you can use your neighbours wifi connection for free .

step 1 Tools and Parts Needed
You need only a few parts for this project and they...

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