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23-11-06, 08:28 PM
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Sat. tv on laptop
Could anybody tell me how to connect a satellite receiver to a laptop (pcmcia slot or usb) for the best results? I seem to be getting mixed up with terrestial, satellite or analogue. Can I expect the picture to be as good as if watching a normal tv monitor
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23-11-06, 08:55 PM
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Re: Sat. tv on laptop
Do you mean by connecting a satellite receiver card and dish to the laptop, or by streaming a signal from a receiver to the laptop?
If the first, then you can get a usb connected satellite card. Other than that, you can stream a signal via lan if you have a lan connection on your receiver. The picture will be just as good on the laptop as on tv, providing the laptop is sufficiently powerfull and the screen is good resolution.
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26-11-06, 03:52 PM
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Re: Sat. tv on laptop
I think Technisat make a Skystar2 USB now that would do the job.
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26-11-06, 09:28 PM
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Re: Sat. tv on laptop
Yeah, it all comes down to the power (CPU and Graphics) of the laptop I think.
I have an older Thinkpad (PIII 900MHz) with a Skystar USB, which is OK but the frame-rate drops off a bit sometimes and doesn't look too good on fast-moving images either.
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