need help with new stuff.....
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:03 am
by batzzz19
I want the skystar 3 any word where they might sell them in the usa....and some driver support.....too.
I also want to ask. any word on how it may work getting the internet on what dish and lnb I should use.
I found some cheap ones but need real support
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:23 am
by Juergen
First of all, this is not a hardware shop.
Then, this site is located in Europe, so we are not supposed, to be well informed about the American markets.
Also LNBs are different in your part of the world, using other parameters and switching methods.
ProgDVB can handle most of those, if set up properly. Though, we got to know, some satellite TV providers use proprietary hardware on their dishes, that may fail to cooperate with standard DVB devices and software, partly or completely, like some position switches or multifeed LNBs from DN.
But we can't even test on your birds from here, due to a planet in between...
This specially does matter a lot for internet by satellite, as such services would have to be booked from local providers. No idea at all, if such services, one way or bidirectional, are available for America at all. Bidirectional means, also sending requests or even files out over satellite, instead of a terrestrial line. For this you would definitely need proprietary hardware, similar to a small uplink station, that would not be handled by ProgDVB.
Drivers will come with the hardware, but normally you can also download them from the manufacturers' pages. Same as on most other hardware in the world...
For questions like yours, including those, that surely will occur later on, you will find a huge North America dedicated section at dvbn.happysat.org