Recent content by PhilipO

I got myself a Hauupauge Nova-T card for my PC. Is there anyway to access the channels that are locked out? Any hidden channels or anything?

Thanks guys. One last line of questioning though :) ... what cost should I be looking at for twin LNBs and a dish? Is there a brand I should be looking at? Should I go down the twin lnb or motorised route? Do I need a professional to install it?

Are these channels all open? Or least easy to make open on my proposed system?

Hmmm I think a 1m dish might annoy the neighbours. 80cm I could get away with. I think theres enough for now on 13E and 19.2E. Would you think thats the best to go for initially?

I'll be getting an 80cm dish and a Technomate TM-1500CI+ receiver and will probably start on hotbird. What adult channels will I be able to view on 13E and 19.2E ? Is it always necessary to subscribe to the pay channels or is there a way around this? Thanks!

So its definatley the Technomate TM-1500CI+ then? I got my compass out last night and the only wall I can stick a dish on points east. So... is the best bet 13 and 19.2 east. Theres others on east like Eurobird 1 or am I best sticking with 2 LNBs at 13/19.2? Cheers :)

And... ahem... assuming I want to get adult channels with this setup is this feasible? For me and the girlfriend of course!

Thanks for all that. Am I correct in thinking that they'll be no problem accessing digital channels as I don't really want to go down the analogue route. Are most/all of the channels available on digital? So if I get the Technomate TM-1500CI+ and an 80cm dish that should get me off to a good...

Ok thinking ahead, how do these work? And are they all the same item? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5794459630&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5791665055&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1...

I see this company have that receiver for £99 (http://shop.directelectronics.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=129) So this is def the one to get if I want future hacks, cams, cards etc? What size of dish should I look at getting? Thanks for the help guys :)

Ok so lets say I get the Technomate TM-1500CI+ and 80cm (big enough?) dish. Can I only pick up channels on 13 and 19 east? What if I want to watch Pay channels on other satellites or on the 13 and 19 ones? Can this be done? There must be hundereds of channels available so where do I draw the line?

Ok so if I get a general digital receiver and a dish (80cm?) I will be able to pick up the free foreign channels. If I want to view the pay channels how do I go about that? I have seen Dragon Cams available - is this what I need?

I've just moved into a new house and we have 2 satellite dishes that are unused. One is the newer Sky dish and theres another dish that larger but pointing in the same direction. I assume this to be analogue? My girlfriend speaks French and German and she'd like to be able to watch French and...