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Satellite TV on your PC! Possible? YES! |
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Monday, 09 October 2006 |
Note: This Article is not a How-To. The How-To is Here.
I recently purchased a Twinhan VisionPlus 7021 DVB card used, for around $50. This card enables me, when connected to a satellite dish, cable broadcast, or terrestrial antenna to recieve and decode (if the streams aren't encrypted...more on that later) mpeg2 dvb streams. It also works with HD streams, when used with USB 2.0.
The specs are here.
The software I got to use with these cards (the factory software stinks) are both ProgDVB and MyTheatre.
After trying both Progdvb and MyTheatre, they both hav their uses. I was able to hear some audio only channels in ProgDVB, and see open video in MyTheatre. The only unencrypted video on the satellites I was using (echostars 5 and 7) were the "ONPPV" preview channels. Some of the radio audio only stations are unencrypted too. I was lazy to test this card, and just used my dishnetwork setup that was already aimed. I had to make sure my LNBs were set as circular/custom, and each had a LOF of 11250.
Then, you have encrypted video to deal with. The plugins to decrypt (illegal to decrypt pay channels if you don't actually pay for the service!) are
Sof2cam, vplug, or YANKSE. Google it. Good luck with that. It isn't my fault if you stupidly steal and get caught. I have so far been unsuccessful in decrypting channels (THAT I LEGALLY PAY FOR!!!)
You could use a card module if you have one, which lets you use your access card in your computer to decrypt the video signals.
Now all I have to do is aim a spare dish/LNB I have at a better FTA bird, and get some better TV. I will post video/screenies when I do. Until then, wish me luck! Post any quesions/comments in my forum of 0 users plus myself.
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