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What is Digital Satellite Television?
FAQ
History
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History - V1.0 of FAQ ,March 6th,1997.
V1.2 -added Nokia9200/9300,Philips Mediabox,new Pace models. Galaxis.
Some url's updated.
V1.3 -added several new receivers, a little on DTTV, updated url list.
V2.0 -cleaned up a little, removed ascii block diagram as it looked
terrible when viewed with some modern software (wordpad etc screwed
it up!). Referred reader to separate "skiz2.gif" picture instead. Added
some info on BSkyB Digital forthcoming receivers.
V2.1 Added Hyundai HSS100,Strong SRT4000,new/forthcoming Galaxis models
+ some small additions & corrections (thanks Donald!!).
V2.2 Added many more receivers. Much more about encryption systems,
Simulcrypt & Multicrypt. more info on Sky (UK) digital box.
V2.3 More receivers & a couple of corrections.
V3.0 Added many more receivers,much longer section on the receivers
for BSkyB Digital, more on conditional access. Added brief description
of EPG.The receiver descriptions now includes my comments where I suspect
more than 1 receiver uses the same design -
i.e. suspected rebadging is revealed. Extended modulation section to
add some detail of error correction schemes used (FEC & R/S).
V4.0 (June 2000) Added short D2MAC explanation + many more receiver
briefs.
Updated BSkyB section. Added a brief explanation of DiSEqC & paragraph/picture
about forthcoming MPEG4. Short description of statistical multiplexing.
URL's checked & updated.
Download
original text digfaq4.zip here
I've
noticed a lot of questions & interest in digital satellite TV lately,
especially in the Usenet Newsgroups that relate to satellite TV
(alt.satellite.tv.europe, rec.satellite.tv.europe & alt.satellite.tv.crypt
particularly).
Please note the correct forum should be rec.satellite.tv.europe
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unless the post concerns encryption in which case
try alt.satellite.tv.crypt.
Also any **binary** files (*.zip, *.hex
, *.gif ,*.exe etc.)
should NEVER be posted to the above groups;
for binaries relating to satellite television post to alt.binaries.satellite-tv...
Chris Muriel.
Note
: Readers of this FAQ are free to post this on their websites - either
as is or converted to a Web-format (HTML etc.) without charge. They
may also make the file DIGFAQ4.zip available as a downloadable file
provided this text & the 3 included graphics files are all present in
the zip-file. I have no problem with anyone converting the graphics
files into other picture formats either. TSI (Tele Satellite International
Magazine) will be publishing portions of this FAQ in future issues of
their magazine;
they alone have my permission to edit this FAQ or parts of it.
TSI Magazine URL is http://www.tele-satellite.com
Chris
Muriel (chris.muriel@analog.com),G3ZDM,
June 9th , 2000.
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