Will a Hi-Defintion Satellite Signal go through tree branches in the winter months? [more inside]
posted by priested on Oct 7, 2009 - 4 answers

What happens when the satellite my pay-tv satellite-dish is pointing at dies? [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Oct 4, 2009 - 5 answers

The house I'm renting has a satellite dish up on the roof, and I'm pretty sure I know where the wall-plug for it is indoors. What kind of equipment and cables would I need to do/buy to easily (and importantly, cheaply) access satellite TV and watch it on my television set? I'm in Australia, if that matters.
posted by Effigy2000 on Jul 23, 2009 - 8 answers

Is there a way to watch foreign television stations on your computer or via High Definition antenna? [more inside]
posted by fantasticninety on Oct 14, 2008 - 4 answers

Help me figure out which satellite provider has the best parental controls, specifically restrictions on time of day. [more inside]
posted by drstein on Apr 30, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me find the title of this documentary with pirated, never-seen tv clips. [more inside]
posted by ddaavviidd on Apr 1, 2008 - 9 answers

ExpressVu vs. StarChoice -- help me choose. [more inside]
posted by unSane on Jul 3, 2007 - 2 answers

I'm thinking of getting Satellite TV (Sky+). Does anyone know how susceptible it is to interference from signals from nearby mobile phone transmitters? [more inside]
posted by booksprite on Apr 15, 2007 - 5 answers

Can I view the closed caption information on my plasma monitor which is hooked up to my dish network receiver? [more inside]
posted by jlub on Jan 29, 2007 - 5 answers

Greeks and Greek-Americans: what happened with Mega Cosmos on Dish? Are they moving to cable or to a different satellite company, or are they simply not going to be available in the US any more? This sucks.
posted by evariste on Dec 2, 2006 - 18 answers

Is it possible to pick up free-to-air satellite TV signals via Internet streaming? [more inside]
posted by Jase_B on Sep 24, 2006 - 4 answers

Need help connecting my DirecTV DVR and my new laptop with Windows XP Media Center. [more inside]
posted by Mrs. Smith on Apr 18, 2006 - 7 answers

At risk of seeming picky, how can i reasonably reduce my cost of television? [more inside]
posted by shagoth on Feb 28, 2006 - 24 answers

Is there a way to avoid a wireless router interfering with the signal from a wireless audio-video transmitter? [more inside]
posted by funambulist on Aug 26, 2005 - 7 answers

I'm sick of paying Time Warner's unreasonable rates for cable TV. Has anyone in my part of NYC (Yorkville) had any luck with satellite TV? Or is it impossible here?
posted by Lizzle on Apr 12, 2005 - 8 answers

Digital satellite? Digital cable? [mi] [more inside]
posted by Juicylicious on Nov 30, 2004 - 25 answers

Economic considerations make switching from cable to satellite look more and more appealing every day (as in same run of channels for about half the price). But there's a problem: I live in western NY, which has, shall we say, weather. Most of my acquaintances have cable and I haven't been able to run down any honest assessments of what it's like to have satellite TV in areas with significant quantities of white stuff. Can anyone out there share their experiences?
posted by thomas j wise on Jan 14, 2004 - 12 answers