[vdr] Re: What services are compatable with DVB

[Alessio Sangalli <alesan@manoweb.com>]

Stan Moon wrote:
> I'm an American and want to build a Linux DVR box, I

I want to come there so I've already searched a bit to find some 
informations about satellite TV in the usa:

1) you have HDTV... european friends, you can't even imagine what HDTV 
is, DVDs are shit...

2) yes, there are DVB transmissions, NASA channel among them, 155West Ku 
band. Watch on www.lyngsat.com or similar websites.


> Another question is if Dish Networks won't work then
> does anyone think I can subscribe to a European
> service and get English channels?

theer are two kinds of problems, the first only ethical, the second 
technical:
1) they won't probably sell a subscription to a resident of another 
country. But you can solve this problem in many ways.

2) I don't really think that european-targetted satellites do have beams 
pointing to (north) america. I had the opposite problem, I wanted to 
watch Nasa tv from an american satellite (85West C band) but even if I 
can see it above the orizon, it won't transmit to europe. You can get 
more informations always on www.lyngsat.com

ciao
as