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Old 28-02-2004, 14:18   #1
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TV Channel Question

Hi, I do not wish to get a ugly sky minidish slapped on the side of my house so ive ruled out that option but I want to tune into Korean TV like MBC, KBS 1 + KBS 2, SBS, Orion Cinema network...

Does NTL actually broadcast any korean shows or is there anyway to get them over the network?

If not T_T

Thanx in advance for any responses.
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Old 28-02-2004, 14:28   #2
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Re: TV Channel Question

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Hi, I do not wish to get a ugly sky minidish slapped on the side of my house so ive ruled out that option but I want to tune into Korean TV like MBC, KBS 1 + KBS 2, SBS, Orion Cinema network...

Does NTL actually broadcast any korean shows or is there anyway to get them over the network?

If not T_T

Thanx in advance for any responses.


uhhhhhhhhhh no
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Old 28-02-2004, 14:33   #3
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uhhhhhhhhhh no
Damn that majorly sucks

So my option is to get a satellite dish and link in?
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Old 28-02-2004, 14:36   #4
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Damn that majorly sucks

So my option is to get a satellite dish and link in?



looks like it i am afraid , if you get one , paint ti the same colour as your house , you will never notice it then
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Old 28-02-2004, 14:45   #5
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Re: TV Channel Question

Hmm, I dont suppose you know whether the access is free or pay to watch?

I mean id love to catch up on some shows - Loving you, etc but only if the price isnt going to kill my wallet ^^
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Hmm, I dont suppose you know whether the access is free or pay to watch?

I mean id love to catch up on some shows - Loving you, etc but only if the price isnt going to kill my wallet ^^


yuo cant get them on sky anyway , you would have to go to a hotbird satellite . if you can get them at all
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yuo cant get them on sky anyway , you would have to go to a hotbird satellite . if you can get them at all
Got a link for hotbird pricing?

Im not really a satellite nut and if i type that into google im sure ill get some less relevant results lol.
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Old 28-02-2004, 16:30   #8
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Got a link for hotbird pricing?

Im not really a satellite nut and if i type that into google im sure ill get some less relevant results lol.
The only satellite I can find KBS1 or 2 is on Koreasat 3, which is not available in Europe. Its signals are focused on South Korea.

Sorry.
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The only satellite I can find KBS1 or 2 is on Koreasat 3, which is not available in Europe. Its signals are focused on South Korea.

Sorry.



looks as though it is a dead duck then
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Re: TV Channel Question

You will be able to recieve quite a lot of foreign TV channels on Astra but you will need a far bigger dish than Sky Digital has.
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Old 29-02-2004, 15:04   #11
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You will be able to recieve quite a lot of foreign TV channels on Astra but you will need a far bigger dish than Sky Digital has.
You mean Astra 1 at 19E? You can pick it up with a minidish but it will be very susceptable to problems with weather. A 60cm dish would be OK 80cm would be better, and if you got a monoblock LNB you could pick up two satellites (Astra and Hotbird) from the same dish.
There's a lot of European channels available on Astra 1 and Hotbird at 13E, but only two Korean (both Hotbird, and one of those is encrypted) Channel Sun http://www.channelsun.com/ and Arirang http://www.arirangtv.com/english/index.asp

You wouldn't really be able to use your Sky STB on Astra1 or Hotbird.
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Re: TV Channel Question

Thanx for the Info - I already watch Arirang online I dont really see the point of having a huge dish on my house though if im only going to pickup Channel sun as a extra :/

Thanx alot anyway i appreciate it
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