Posts by The A of AJ

    The trouble with the LNB`s is the makers claim all sorts of figures for NOISE. 0.1db etc.


    What you have to remember is these figures are optimal figures, and may not be across the whole frequency range.


    Most universal LNB`s will on any dish and give good results across the whole frequency range regardless of claimed noise figures.


    SKY LNB`s should only be used on SKYDishes, weather that be a Zone 1 or 2


    The quality of LNB only really becomes important when trying to see a bird on the limit of the foot print.


    So for the UK, birds like 26E and 7W will require something a little special.


    INVACOM 0.3db C120 flange for example. These will out perform a 0.1db Technomate when matched with the correct feedhorn for the dish


    But for a strong satellite eg 13E an Invacom would be an expensive waste giving no advantage over a cheap unit.

    There are lots of variable factors to consider when estimating server numbers.


    But overall it comes down to QUALITY over QUANTITY


    If you aim for 2 or 3 of each card you require.


    Aim for all PING times below 60ms.


    Filter you lines carefully.


    Choose strong passwords


    and pick your peers carefully, you`ll soon have a strong and stable server.

    In 2007, the DVB Project approved and began licensing a new scrambling system, CSA3, for protecting DVB content.[6] This new system, upon implementation, will attempt to eradicate many of the flaws with the original DVB-CSA system, including introducing an AES based 128-bit key system. The system will reportedly be "hardware friendly and software unfriendly", indicating that reverse engineering of the system, required for the creation of card sharing applications, will be very difficult.



    So Brian what does that mean ? And whats the DVB Project ?

    From my experience so far in CS (5years worth ) using real Dreamboxes
    A DM100 nothings stable :)
    A DM500 will hold 25 pairs and becomes unstable around 30
    A Dm600 never owned one
    A DM7000 will hold around 80 pairs
    A DM7020 will hold upto 200 and remain stable
    A DM7025 never owned one
    A DM800 never owned one
    A DM8000 can`t afford one :(

    I think your beyond the dish limits for 16east on a TD78 for all but the strongest TPs in NI


    The TD78 as you will know is round, where as the SKY LNB is designed for a dish wider than it is tall.


    Changing the LNB should show noticeably improvements across all satellites on your system.

    What about putting these hard drives into another reciever the vu plus duo??


    The Sky+HD HDD will slide straight in.


    Look out for dead Thompson boxes as the power boards are prone to failure and therefore go cheap on Flea Bay.