Posts made in August, 2009

SageTV and Hi-Def Satellite TV.

»Posted on Aug 8, 2009 in HTPC | 0 comments

Before we start, lets get the objectives listed. 1) Stable Server to host Sage 7 2) Multiple Satellite feeds for the Live TV Service 3) Fully working EPG   As I am based in Ireland, the primary satellite I will be focusing on is Astra 28.2; otherwise know as Sky UK or Freesat. The solution will be able to deliver Standard and High Def TV to all my Extenders, and with a little more work which for legal reasons we will not delve into, have the ability to decode with legit cards encrypted Channels. I am fortunate to have 4 Satellite dishes out back, all of which I will be connecting to the Sage box, covering from Thor at 0.8 w, Hotbird at 13w,  Astra at 19w and the focus for this document Eurobird/Astra2 at 28.2w   Overview I am going to build this...

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