I'm clueless and have a quick question

[donwc]

If I set up my PC as a receiver can I take a feed out to my TV?

[Robbo]

Hi donwc,

Welcome to the forum.

Your PC will need to have a TVout connector. Mine has an S-video connector on it.

I think you can also get VGA-TV converters.

Also many of the new LCD TVs have VGA in connectors on them.

Is it a Laptop or a Desktop?

Robbo

[donwc]

Originally Posted by robbo71

Hi donwc,

Welcome to the forum.

Your PC will need to have a TVout connector. Mine has an S-video connector on it.

I think you can also get VGA-TV converters.

Also many of the new LCD TVs have VGA in connectors on them.

Is it a Laptop or a Desktop?

Robbo

Cheers, that helps. I have a PC lying around with good specs. I thought I'd use it as a receiver and HD recorder as I have a satellite dish that I don't use left over from the previous occupier.
What can I pick up with a sky dish? what are the possibilities?

Sorry for being a plum, and cheers for any advice.

[Robbo]

It depends where you point your sky dish.

If its left at 28E all the free to air channels on this list:-

Eurobird 1 & Astra 2A/2B/2C/2D at 28.2°E - LyngSat

( The free ones have an F in collumn 5)

Depending on Location there are other sats you can get signals from also.
Hotbird(13E)
Astra(19.2E)
Sirius2/3 (5E)
???? (42E)

for example.

Check out lyngsat to see what FTA channels there are on the other satellites.

Robbo