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ldoodle

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UK Satellite options
« on: July 24, 2015, 04:03:40 pm »

Hey,

UK user here with a DVB-S2 card.  During configuring of the card, what satellite do I need to select?  And what EPG option?

Thanks
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Re: UK Satellite options
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2015, 11:57:47 pm »

Uk user here too. Subscribed to your thread as I would like to follow your progress, if you don't mind. I have often wondered if I could get away with ditching the cable tv box and switch to something like that, and keep the wife happy at the same time...

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Re: UK Satellite options
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2015, 04:01:30 am »

If you are looking for Freesat use these parameters

28.2 Eurobird 1

Band Type - Ku-Linear (Universal)
DisEqc Type - None

EPG depends on postcode but i use the Virgin EPG and then auto link in the guide
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Re: UK Satellite options
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2015, 03:49:48 pm »

Thanks.

What does the 'Perform more thorough but slower scan' actually achieve?
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Re: UK Satellite options
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2015, 04:21:03 pm »

Thanks.

What does the 'Perform more thorough but slower scan' actually achieve?

That may or may not achieve anything :)

It increases the wait time between channels, and wait time for Windows API to complete each operation, in a hope to capture more channels.
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Re: UK Satellite options
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2015, 04:30:41 pm »

Don't forget the Wiki:
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/EPG

It's been updated to include a link to the guide that Sandy B Ridge put together at    
EPG Collector setup for the UK
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