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Space Forum / Shuttle / January 2006What is needed to watch NASA TV?
Hello everyone! I'm not too sure that I arrived at the right group for the subject, so please direct me if I'm in the wrong place. Basically, what I'm trying to accomplish is to get the minimal set of equipment required to watch NASA TV. Having digital cable service from Comcast, I see no other reason to put a satellite dish up but to get NASA TV which, apparently, Comcast does not re-broadcast in their network. Therefore I would like to get as little equipment as possible and was wondering if some satellite TV pros or seasoned users here can post about their setups and what could be considered the minimum required hardware for the task. Thanks in advance! DA > Basically, what I'm trying to accomplish is to get the minimal set of > equipment required to watch NASA TV. Having digital cable service from [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > some satellite TV pros or seasoned users here can post about their setups > and what could be considered the minimum required hardware for the task. Looks like either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html > Looks like either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player: > http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html Thanks, Richard. That could be a nice substitute indeed, but the quality of the streaming video is rather bad and definitely cannot be blown up to the whole screen. So, it looks like having a dish is still the way to go, so I'm looking for suggestions on the hardware solution to the problem, not software. Best regards, DA -- ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.air-space.us/ The News and Discussions Platform for the Airspace Community no-spam Web and RSS access to sci.space.shuttle - 11523 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## Another option is to get a big dish and an mpeg satellite receiver. You should be able to find a dish for free these days, and NASA-TV is available on C-band for free. Three channels of it (although two are usually the same feed). Dale > Another option is to get a big dish and an mpeg satellite receiver. > You should be able to find a dish for free these days, and NASA-TV > is available on C-band for free. Three channels of it (although two > are usually the same feed). > > Dale Unless you know someone that can point a fixed dish to the right satellite, you might want a dish positioner and/or an analog receiver that can drive one. That's what we use at work ... a Chaparral Monterey 100c+ to steer the dish, and a Chaparral DSR100 MPEG receiver. Works well, especially with the kit that Chaparral sells to split the LNB outputs to both receivers. Still learning all the tricks of the digital receiver, though. J I got the feeling he wanted it to be real broadcast quality, not through his computer. I've found the Windows Media feed to be the best if that will do. The Yahoo one being slightly better in the Audio dept, and the Real being the worst. Brian  SignatureBrian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email. graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them Email: briang1@blueyonder.co.uk ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ | > Basically, what I'm trying to accomplish is to get the minimal set of | > equipment required to watch NASA TV. Having digital cable service from [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] | Looks like either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player: | http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html REPLACE Comcast with Dish network or direct tv. Save $$ on your cable like programming bill, and nasa TV is in the most basic channel group. while you at it get a DVR digital video recorder, they are supplied basically for free with a free satellite install too. The DVR, which will record the shows you want automatically, so you can watch them when you want, with wonderful features like pause, nice if the phone rings, commercial skip! A hour of primetime shows is over 15 minutes of commercials, reclaim that time every day! Some know this as TIVO, but there are a variety of receivers, some have a small monthly fee, but once you use a DVR it will change how you watch tv forever. visit here for more info http://www.satelliteguys.us/index.php I wanted to add dish has a new lease option, try it dont like it? no cost just return equiptement. I am not a deler just a satellite tv groupie:) > REPLACE Comcast with Dish network or direct tv. Save $$ on your cable > like programming bill, and nasa TV is in the most basic channel group. Actually you _DON'T_ even need to subscribe to Dish to get NASA TV. If you have the hardware (receiver, dish with LNB) then you can get NASA TV for free on Dish network (channel 213) without subscribing to anything. All you get is NASA TV and the 'barker' channels telling you about dish network, for the other channels you have to subscribe. I'm not sure if this will work with a receiver out of the box or if it has to be one which was already activated at some point in the past but deactivated, but it does work. All you have to do is find a junk Dish network receiver which works (check with pawn shops or folks who have decided to get rid of Dish for whatever reason) and hook it up. I was amazed when I heard about it but it does work. I'm seriously considering collecting some junked Dish network systems and putting together NASA TV only receivers to give away to schools. Robert Stevens Actually you _DON'T_ even need to subscribe to Dish to get NASA TV. If you have the hardware (receiver, dish with LNB) then you can get NASA TV for free on Dish network (channel 213) without subscribing to anything. All you get is NASA TV and the 'barker' channels telling you about dish network, for the other channels you have to subscribe. I'm not sure if this will work with a receiver out of the box or if it has to be one which was already activated at some point in the past but deactivated, but it does work. All you have to do is find a junk Dish network receiver which works (check with pawn shops or folks who have decided to get rid of Dish for whatever reason) and hook it up. I was amazed when I heard about it but it does work. I'm seriously considering collecting some junked Dish network systems and putting together NASA TV only receivers to give away to schools. Robert Stevens Well, things changed. At one time what you said was true, it only ever worked with boxes that had been activated. But Dish changed cards from blue to yellow ones for security reasons, and last I heard this doesnt work any more. No blue cards do anythingf but ONE barker channel. Had to post this so you dont buy a bunch of useless receivers I've got Comcast and get the NASA feed on channel 76 and good quality streaming video. Most of the time. Service has improved lately and full screen mode for the New Horizons launch was pretty good, using Windows Media Player. Other sources for other launches may vary a lot in quality and streaming ability. --Damon > I've got Comcast and get the NASA feed on > channel 76 and good quality streaming video. > Most of the time. Service has improved lately > and full screen mode for the New Horizons launch > was pretty good, using Windows Media Player. Other > sources for other launches may vary a lot in > quality and streaming ability. Hi Damon, Are you talking about Comcast TV or Internet access? I double-checked my Comcast TV channel lineup, and NASA TV is not present. I did try their streaming videos over the Internet (high speed, to) but did not like the quality very much. I guess, I am definitely looking for a satellite TV solution as was suggested by good people in this thread. Thanks again DA -- ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.air-space.us/ The News and Discussions Platform for the Airspace Community no-spam Web and RSS access to sci.space.shuttle - 11548 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## Dump Comcrash and get Direct TV. > Hello everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > DA |
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