[mythtv-users] Using a large satellite dish (8-10 feet) with MythTV?

[Mark Small]

On April 1, 2008 01:11:41 pm Chad wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:10 AM, Mark Small <msmall at eastlink.ca> wrote:
> >  Hi there
> >
> >  I'm pretty sure that most North American cband subscriptions these days
> > are using 4dtv.  There is schedule info from schedules direct.  Try
> > searching on 4dtv and bud (big ugly dish).
> >
> >  Mark
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
>
> Hi,
>
> Do you know of a place (on the web or even physically in the US) where
> more information on this might be found?  I have read a lot of stuff
> from around the web including wikipedia on 4DTV and the BUD but I have
> yet to find anything with substance that I can click here, buy this,
> do this and have programming; or even what programming is available
> doing that.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Chad

Apparently the best way to get a BUD is through scavenging.   Find someone 
with a dish and ring the doorbell with an offer to buy.

For programming, here is a link that I found.

www.callnps.com

I doubt that the motorola 922 receiver is still being manufactured.  They 
apparently have a 10 year life span, since some vital info is stored in RAM 
powered by a battery.  Aside from the massive startup cost, this is what I 
would be most afraid of -- a dead receiver after a couple of years, and no 
way to get a new one.

Mark