I'm in the US, and I was told that dvb-s cards don't work in that states. Now, I want to know how can I do it then. I going to be building a new htpc in the next few months and satellite seems to be the best bet for my bugdet, but I don't want to buy the hardware and be stuck. Please help me out! I just want regular digital satellite. No HD! I'll do that later when I have the cash to do it.
2006-06-13 09:31:35 · 2 answers · asked by Briant D 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
A dvb-s card will work, but it will not show you the channels that are encrypted (i.e hbo). You will get to see shopping channels, religious channels, and maybe a few others though. It also depends on which satellite you are trying to get channels from. Most likely, you will be wanting much more than you can get. Why spend the $$ on the hardware when you can just sign up for Dish or Direct for free and use the money you;d spend for the dvb-s to pay for programming.
2006-06-13 12:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by candl91402 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you go up on the roof with a tiny little net and wait, , you have to be very quiet, cause they are sneaky little fellows, and can see you, but if you are quiet, and wait long enough you can capture one, but you have to be very good to them.. they are very nice.. and should be humanly taken care of... go and buy one....
2006-06-13 20:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by nannyj37 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋