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Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System
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LEGALLY TAP INTO ABSOLUTELY FREE SATELLITE TV!Replace or expand your paid TV services with Free-to-Air television programming with ease. Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System shows how to affordably put together your own subscription-free home entertainment center from start to finish.
Find out how to choose the right components, set up a satellite dish and receiver, fine-tune reception, add local over-the-air stations, and go mobile with your FTA TV system. You'll get full details on recording to the latest digital devices, installing a TV card in your PC, viewing video over the Internet, and integrating theater-quality audio. Photos and diagrams illustrate each step along the way. Comprehensive lists of technical terms and definitions, available channels and satellites, and dish-aiming steps are also included in this practical guide.
COVERAGE INCLUDES:
Equipment, component, and tool selection
Satellite dish and FTA receiver installation
Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1 sound
Dish alignment and synchronization
Local over-the-air channel reception
Video over the Internet and movies on demand
DVD players, DVRs, PCs, and VCRs
Mobile, RV, and remote Free-to-Air TV
LEGALLY TAP INTO ABSOLUTELY FREE SATELLITE TV!Replace or expand your paid TV services with Free-to-Air television programming with ease. Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System shows how to affordably put together your own subscription-free home entertainment center from start to finish.
Find out how to choose the right components, set up a satellite dish and receiver, fine-tune reception, add local over-the-air stations, and go mobile with your FTA TV system. You'll get full details on recording to the latest digital devices, installing a TV card in your PC, viewing video over the Internet, and integrating theater-quality audio. Photos and diagrams illustrate each step along the way. Comprehensive lists of technical terms and definitions, available channels and satellites, and dish-aiming steps are also included in this practical guide.
COVERAGE INCLUDES:
Equipment, component, and tool selection
Satellite dish and FTA receiver installation
Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1 sound
Dish alignment and synchronization
Local over-the-air channel reception
Video over the Internet and movies on demand
DVD players, DVRs, PCs, and VCRs
Mobile, RV, and remote Free-to-Air TV
288 pages, Paperback
First published December 6, 2011
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January 15, 2012
First a quick definition- Free-to-air satellite transmissions are transmissions that you don't have to pay a subscriber fee. The satellites transmit the stations, sometimes encoded, but frequently not, so if you have a dish that's positioned correctly, you can pick up those stations. You pick up those stations with a satellite dish. While you can certainly have a dish system installed that you pay a monthly fee for, this book is about building your own system to pick up free signals.
My husband is a tinkerer who has been messing with building antennas for years. FTA satellite antennas were the obvious next step.
This well written manual is written for non-experts and hobbyists who are just getting interested in building home satellite television systems. The language is very clear and defines the technical jargon in easily understandable ways.
You learn how to set up anything from a small dish or if your budget and area zoning allows, a 6 foot dish.
A resource list allows you to find the materials needed to build your dish, and sites that will help you position your dish according to location.
The book also explains about how satellite transmissions work, going into the science in a clear way.
There is also information on setting up surround sound for the best satellite television experience possible.
I'm really impressed with how well it covers the subject matter without becoming too dry to read. It's laid out in such a way that it's easy to find what you need to go back over while your building your system.
In a world where a lot of people think they have to have cable or a paid satellite service just to get basic channels, this opens up a lot of possibilities in finding free transmissions for a one time cost. If you're in an area where cable is not an option, or you don't need premium cable stations, this is a great alternative.
My husband was completely inspired by it. Our neighborhood will NOT allow a 6 ft dish, despite how much he wants one now.
If you're like my husband, or you know someone who is as interested in such projects, I really recommend this book.
We don't have cable, at first, it wasn't an option for our neighborhood. Now that it is, it's something we've found we can live without. So this is a good, less expensive option for us. It costs less to set up a basic system than cable does for a year.
[I received a complimentary copy of the book to review on my craft blog- Don't Eat the Paste. My reviews are always my honest opinion]
My husband is a tinkerer who has been messing with building antennas for years. FTA satellite antennas were the obvious next step.
This well written manual is written for non-experts and hobbyists who are just getting interested in building home satellite television systems. The language is very clear and defines the technical jargon in easily understandable ways.
You learn how to set up anything from a small dish or if your budget and area zoning allows, a 6 foot dish.
A resource list allows you to find the materials needed to build your dish, and sites that will help you position your dish according to location.
The book also explains about how satellite transmissions work, going into the science in a clear way.
There is also information on setting up surround sound for the best satellite television experience possible.
I'm really impressed with how well it covers the subject matter without becoming too dry to read. It's laid out in such a way that it's easy to find what you need to go back over while your building your system.
In a world where a lot of people think they have to have cable or a paid satellite service just to get basic channels, this opens up a lot of possibilities in finding free transmissions for a one time cost. If you're in an area where cable is not an option, or you don't need premium cable stations, this is a great alternative.
My husband was completely inspired by it. Our neighborhood will NOT allow a 6 ft dish, despite how much he wants one now.
If you're like my husband, or you know someone who is as interested in such projects, I really recommend this book.
We don't have cable, at first, it wasn't an option for our neighborhood. Now that it is, it's something we've found we can live without. So this is a good, less expensive option for us. It costs less to set up a basic system than cable does for a year.
[I received a complimentary copy of the book to review on my craft blog- Don't Eat the Paste. My reviews are always my honest opinion]
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