Re: Free HDTV (well Sort of!)

["Tim Fletcher" <timfletcher@xxxxxxx>]

I thought you all might like to know this.

Receiving HDTV The cheap way
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Did you know that HDTV broadcasts have started over Europe=20
recently? (see
www.euro1080.com)
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If (like me) you are a latent anorak then this may be=20
interesting to you.
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You require:
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A/ A 60cm Satellite dish pointed at ASTRA 19.2 East (this is=20
not the same
place as Sky Digital).   Dish paraphernalia is available from=20
many places
such as www.satcure.co.uk
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B/ A reasonably powerful PC (2G+ P4 with a decent graphics card)
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C/ A "DVB Card" for your PC.  Specifically the "SkyStar
2"=20
>from
>from
to buy a 2nd hand one from EBay because it likely won't work.=20
[specifically many of thse boards are in circulation through=20
Europe Online.  Their software sets the board up in such a=20
way that it is unusable with any other software]
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D/ DVB viewing software of some kind (I have used dvbportal from
http://www.dvbportal.de which works
nicely.)    You also have=20
to make sure
you have a decent MPEG2 codec installed  (downloading and=20
installing the NVDVD trial software from www.nvidia.com did=20
the job for me.)
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E/ Some anorakking time and a patient Wife/partner.
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That's all.
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If you're intrigued by the possibility of watching the=20
Olympics or European Football at 1920 x 1080.....then get=20
experimenting.  I GUARANTEE you will be gobsmacked (if you=20
can get it working), I was.
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NOTE
****
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Above information os non binding and if it doesn't work for=20
you on the day don't call me unless there is a bribe on=20
offer.  Investments can go down as well as up.


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