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I've seen Satelite future and it's name is....

  • 27-09-2003 8:42pm
    #1
    Dr. Nick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,434 ✭✭✭


    ....well, not satelite future exactly but satelite present, in the US.

    It's always interesting to see what they're doing over there coz u KNOW it's gonna happen here soon....Direct tv and all that jazz

    Apologies to Bruce for the intro :D


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  • #2
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    what am i supposed to be looking at.

    the future is a website selling stuff


  • #3
    donhughberto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 811 ✭✭✭donhughberto


    It will happen over here but that website doesn't tell ya too much about the thrills and spills of direct TV, just the prices for our american cousins!


  • #4
    bkehoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    What's so futuristic about DirecTV?


  • #5
    Ro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 151 ✭✭Ro


    Sky+?

    http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/imagine/TIVOFeatures.jsp

    What's the idea with those triple lnbs? Why don't the just stack the satellites at the one position like astra?


  • #6
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    From what I think, the triple LNB is picking up 3 different satellite positions (bit like a monoblock i suppose).

    It's very cheap I admit but it will never be that cheap here. Did News Corp ever buy DirecTV? I realise Echostar had bought it but I thought I heard that NewsCorp were going to try again to buy DirecTV from Echostar?


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  • #7
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Ah found it!
    This triple LNB dish receive signals from DIRECTV's three satellites to offer local channels in any areas served by DIRECTV as well as HDTV programming.

    This Dish is ready for the future.


  • #8
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    looking at pictures on that site the menus look so much nicer than boring old Sky. take note Murdoch


  • #9
    bkehoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    Murdoch owns a third of them iirc. ;)


  • #10
    Icehouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭Icehouse


    News Corp are in the process of taking over all of the shares in DirecTV that they do not already own, and they hope to have full final approval / closure on the deal by year-end.


  • #11
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Murdoch obviously is the future.

    I'm sure Sky Italia had nothing to do with the Blackout of Italy. After all Sky want you to watch TV?


    I thought the Newscorp takeover of DirecTV was blocked?

    Yes Tivo in USA with built in DirecTV is much more like Sky+


    The only trend I can see studing USA over last 20 years is that we will get fatter. If the USA is the future. (I can't see us geting in to the unilateral invasion stuff).


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  • #12
    TVDX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 510 ✭✭✭TVDX


    The triple LNB thing is nothing special, they have channels spread out over lots of satellites, and depending on the package you take or if you want all of them then you may have to get anywhere from 1 - 3 lnbs, maybe more.

    Like for example if you are hispanic and you want all of the channels from Mexico etc, as well as all of the US channels you will need several lnbs etc., etc.

    Nice and easy 3 room installation as well!!.


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