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Contrary To What You
May Have Heard, C-band Is Not Disappearing yet.

Skyvision Technicians are happy
to announce they have found a
way for you to continue receiving programming on your Motorola receiver. Read On...
http://www.skyvision.com/ DSR920/922 - DSR905

I love my "Bud" (Big Useful Dish), it makes watching TV fun. I recommend 4DTV to anyone that already has a C-Band dish. Or wants to be a TVRO hobbyist. Upgrade to 4DTV and enjoy several hundred additional digital first generation “master broadcast” channels.

C-Band quality is superior to any other viable delivery method. Almost all Cable, DirecTV, and Dish Net channels originate from the C-Band Backbone, the very same C-Band Master Broadcasts we enjoy first generation. Little dish and cable bandwidth limitations force providers to compress "the crap" out of the unadulterated C-Band master broadcast, before sending them to their “Pizza Pan” Satellites, and cable headends. Over compression causes channels to become fuzzy and colors are washed out. They save by delivering compressed “sardine TV”. Why pay more for over compressed 3rd generation washed out TV?

Programming options

With C-Band you can choose programming from several companies. You won’t have to change receivers or equipment to switch providers. C-Band gives you freedom to choose with alacart and a competitive range of package deals. Many of the Channels you pay for on Cable, or DBS, are free on C-band. See this link for some FreeTV. As programming our programming availability leaves, watching C-band will become more of a hobby. C-band programming will eventually go away, left only to the hobbyist to receive unencrypted signals.

4DTV Equipment

The GI DSR-920 was the first consumer 4DTV receiver, it came out around 1997($100~$250 used). The Motorola DSR-922 is the current model, been out since 01/01(refurbished $300~$500) (new $399~$700). Both the 920 and 922 are full blown DCII Digital, VCRS capable, and NTSE IRD’s. The DSR-905 “sidecar” ($59~$200) is DCII only, and is normally “slaved” to an existing analog IRD. The HDD-200 and HDD-201($150~$600) are HDTV Decoders that hook up to the DSR-9** for DCII HDTV. VCRS or a VCII+ VideoCipher decoder is also required for VCII reception.

.You want more?

Add an Mpeg FTA (Free to Air) receiver and get several hundred more free channels including HD, networks, ethnic, feeds, ETC… Mpeg FTA can turn into a hobby of its own, finding feeds can be as enjoyable as pulling in a big fish. Once you are an owner of a 4DTV, or Mpeg FTA receiver, you will be able to apply for access to the owners sections of 4DTV, and Mpeg forums. This is where we discuss sensitive channels that are not always intended for home viewing, but broadcast in the clear, and 100% legal to watch in the privacy of your own home. We don’t discuss specific feed info in open areas of the forums or web. Several feeds have switched from FTA to encrypted formats after being openly discussed in the past. Please don’t discuss FTA feeds in public areas.

See my Free Dishes. Why pay when folks are willing to give it away.

10 foot Channel Master, CorotorII+ C/Ku || 7.5 foot Mesh CorotorII+ C/Ku plus others

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