[mythtv-users] DVB-S cards

[Stroller]

On 6 Apr 2007, at 18:23, Mike Perkins wrote:
>> ...
>> Further to Robert's EXCELLENT answer I think you can identify a  
>> multi-
>> LNB because it has multiple co-ax connectors on the LNB itself.
>>
>> EG:
>> Single LNB: http://tinyurl.com/2e85h6
>> Quad LNB: http://tinyurl.com/2h7l7u
>> ...
> Don't forget Dual LNB - these are set up to point to Astra &  
> Hotbird at
> the same time, for even more channels you don't want to watch...
>
> You get one cable from each LNB, so that means 2 cards, one  
> dedicated to
> each satellite, but independantly tunable, of course.

Um, doesn't this kind of LNB must have another name? "Dual satellite  
LNB", or something? I'd have assumed that a "dual-LNB" would allow my  
two tuners to watch two channels on Astra at the same time (and I'm  
sure you can get dual-LNBs like that).

Is there actually any decent content on Hotbird? I can only see a  
half-dozen channels which appear to be English-language on <http:// 
www.lyngsat.com/hotbird.html> - although if "God TV Europe", "Arab  
Girls" and "Eurotic" really ARE free-to-air then I might be tempted!!

Stroller.