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    Dispelling some urban myths regarding Multi LNB positioning

    I've got an 80cm dish in Brussels with prime focus on 13e as well. And the 28e is coming in the strongest and is the last one to go if the weather is really really terrible.
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    HDMI Cable, What to buy Cheap (relatively) or expensive cable?

    It's only on longer cable lengths that I've noticed a difference. A cheap cable at 5 meters works fine for me, but a 10 meter cable shows different behaviour depending on the equipment connected. I've noticed the color on the screen going bonker with a (cheap) 10 meter cable run. But even then...
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    Dish Angle Brussels

    Hi Linda, here's a detailed calculation of where to point your dish: _http_://www.satlex.de/en/azel_calc-params.html?satlo=28.2&user_satlo=&user_satlo_dir=E&location=50.80%2C4.32&cityname=bru*&la=50.80&lo=4.32&country_code=be&diam_w=80&diam_h=80 But for something a bit more visual, use...
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    Would like to watch German & Dutch TV - help please

    Regarding Dutch channels: On canaaldigitaal you get Ned 1-3, RTL 4-5,7-8, SBS 6, NET5 and Veronica. één and canvas are available in a more expensive package. On TV-Vlaanderen you get Ned 1-3, één, canvas, ketnet, vtm, vt4, 2be, vijftv, vitaya, jim and TV Oranje (strange that I did not notice...
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    Would like to watch German & Dutch TV - help please

    Canaldigitaal also has a Belgian sister: TV-Vlaanderen (_http://www.tv-vlaanderen.be/ ) Their basic package starts at €9.90 per month, and yes you need an address in Belgium for 'regular' registration.
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    multi strand cable

    You learn every day indeed. This thread got me thinking about my own planned cable upgrade, and being space limited with regards to cable runs I did some more searching as well and came across the following: _http://www.triax.co.uk/Products/Cable,%20Connectors%20+%20Tools.aspx Wouldn't it make...
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    Problems with Astra 1L and Astra 1H

    Because for example both Astra 1H and Astra 2B transmit on 12070 H. So you might think it is 1H, when in fact it is 2B.
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    CAS 3 Programmer

    It is possible to use the CAS 3 serial interface to 'debug' a CAM. I've only used it to bring up the CAM menu so far, but it should support all it's functionality. With regards to USB-Serial converters, these do not always work as they should. It depends on the usage of the serial connection...
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    Newbie Questions & Topfield 7710HDPVR

    I haven't really seen anything that will put the EPG on the TF, there are however a couple of options to manage timers on the TF from within a PC EPG: TopField GUI has a command-line mode that can be used from any EPG program that can launch an external program to create a timer. (see here)...
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    Using more than one diseqc switch to dual tuner pvr receiver

    Have been using a setup with Twin LNBs and Twin Monoblock with two DisecQ 4x1 going to a twin receiver for over a year now, and haven't noticed an issue so far.
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    poor BBC reception for a week

    I've had 'weird' losses as well from time to time on Astra 2. Since a couple of days, I'm unable to get anything from TP 10773 H (e.g. BBC 3/4). And that's after checking out the alignment. Receiving others just fine, like BBC 1/2, ITV #, even BBC HD has signal Strength 99%, Quality 61% even...
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    multi satellite card in one pc

    When just recording the processing requirements should not be that high. Most of the processing requirements for an HTPC are for the MPEG2/4 decoding and that's only needed when viewing. I/O bandwith might become an issue at some time, especially if all those streams are sharing the PCI bus. So...
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    Decode recorded Sky files using geniune card?

    Yup, you're probably right with regards to the sky encryption, hadn't thought of the difference from the CanalDigitaal package :-DOH!
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    Decode recorded Sky files using geniune card?

    I've got Poor Man's CAM 2 (_http://joshyfun.peque.org/PMCAM2/index.html) up and running, but still have to figure out which of the streams to select to have a non-empty output file.
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    dual output monoblock 2 stb's and now i want freesat

    It is possible, but each output of the monoblock needs to go through two inputs of the diseqc switch (A+B inputs). So you'll need a little bit more gear to split a single output and be able to connect it to the two inputs. There are T-pieces available that allow you to do this and that's what's...
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