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Hi Guys My Mrs is an absolute Ice Hockey nut and I've just been to a website called NASN which sells a viewing card for all North American Sports at £14 a month. Now the question is does anyone have any info on how to hook this card up to a Hauppauge Nova-s-Plus? In her infinite wisdom, the...

Hi Guys I was just wondering if anyone knew owt about hooking a hardware cam up to a hauppauge Nova-S-Plus? There's some sort of interface on the back end of the card and haven't found anything upon searching the net but wondered if there's any sort of gadget that could hook up to a serial or...

Hi Guys Could it be used with a card reader and a valid sky card in a htpc to record as I'm having to record through an analog pvr and I get roughly vhs quality through a Hauppauge pvr150 when I'm out? Regards T

Hi Guys I'm based in the Northwest of England and wondered if anyone knows what satellites and channels show the most ice hockey? I've done a search on the forums and have only come up with old posts. Many thanks terry

Hi Lancelot Thanks very much for all your help! I'm just off out to buy a compass then I'll know for sure what the orientationg is. I hope someday that I may be able to return the help you've given me. Thanks a lot. Regards Terry

Hi Lancelot I've just been to lyngsat and it looks like I can get astra and hotbird on east and may be able to go as far as hispasat at 30w. Are there quality channels on this range or does the dish have to swing round further. I'm probably going to set the dish on a 6foot pole in concrete in...

Does that mean less satellites?

Hi I may have cocked up with the drawing of the sky dishes as they are pointing to the right of the picture. Does this affect your drawing? Regards Terry

Hi Lancelot So it's gotta swing in an arc from next doors shed up to my drive anti clockwise? Regards Terry

Hi Lancelot Many thanks for updating the diagram. I'm just ont blower to my dad as I'm a bit thick with all the 28e stuff. Will the dish have to swing around or onto the houses with the 2 sky dishes? Does it also have to swing much into the neighbours house? Sorry again if I'm being a bit...

Hi Lancelot What about sats being blocked by next door? Where would you say is the best position to plant the dish? Can I just use any old compass to get a bearing on what sats and the best place for the dish to be? Regards Terry

Hi Lancelot That's great news about the possibility of getting the main ones. Are there any good ones that will be blocked by the houses? Oh from my list, I forgot the draogn cam. I'll ask for that for a Christmas pressie then it wont come out of my pocket! lol Regards T

Hi Lancelot My dad is a radio ham and knows about poles, clamps and digging so I'll let him do the hard work in fitting the pole related side. lol. It might be an option to go on the patio but can you see from my crappy drawing if I can pick up any good satellites that give channels/programs...

Hi Lancelot Many thanks for the help. I have drawn a rough(very!) diagram of the layout of mu house as it's dark when I go and come from work. I have drawn a neighbours 2 sky dishes and the almst correct angle they point. I'll go for a 85-100cm dish on a motor and was thinking of placing...

Hi Lancelot Many thanks for the advice but I've decided to pass up on the card after reading a lot about the subject on these foums. Instead, I'm looking at either the Skystar 2 or the Twinhan with the ci slot and will probably go with the Twinhan. I feel that there will be much larger scope...