[mythtvnz] SkyStar card & MythTV setup documentation

Steve Hodge mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Thu, 3 May 2007 11:02:32 +1200


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On 5/3/07, Craig Box <craig@dubculture.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > Might as well use the card for something other than just getting the EPG
> > data - still in the wait or $125 for the dual pol LNB mode at present. I
> > was going to prevaricate but I couldn't make up my mind...
>
> So, after the novelty has worn off, I'm not sure that I care about
> recording
> TV enough to pay another $125 for a LNB.  If Sky don't change within a
> month
> or so, I may have a SkyStar 2 for sale.  It'll be famous - you can't say
> all
> SkyStar2's were used to write the book on how to install one! :-)
>

Hopefully the price for multi-output LNBs will come down to something
reasonable. Sites like www.dvbshop.net have twin and quad output LNBs for
less than 20 euros so $125 is really pretty steep.

Cheers,
Steve

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On 5/3/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Craig Box</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:craig@dubculture.co.nz">craig@dubculture.co.nz</a>&gt; wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
&gt; Might as well use the card for something other than just getting the EPG<br>&gt; data - still in the wait or $125 for the dual pol LNB mode at present. I<br>&gt; was going to prevaricate but I couldn&#39;t make up my mind...
<br><br>So, after the novelty has worn off, I&#39;m not sure that I care about recording<br>TV enough to pay another $125 for a LNB.&nbsp;&nbsp;If Sky don&#39;t change within a month<br>or so, I may have a SkyStar 2 for sale.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&#39;ll be famous - you can&#39;t say all
<br>SkyStar2&#39;s were used to write the book on how to install one! :-)<br></blockquote></div><br>Hopefully the price for multi-output LNBs will come down to something reasonable. Sites like <a href="http://www.dvbshop.net">
www.dvbshop.net</a> have twin and quad output LNBs for less than 20 euros so $125 is really pretty steep.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Steve<br>

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