4. Requirements

Here we will see what we need to try a Sat system.

4.1 Knowledge requirement

For this trying you need some experience in internetworking under Linux (as from Net-HOWTO ) and a very little of practical experience with parabolic antenna and sat systems (you should be able to pointing out your antenna, with right angles).

4.2 Hardware

We need:

1. Parabolic antenna, also taken from an analog system.
2. Digital converter to be placed in the middle of the antenna.
3. Receiver card DVB compatible.
4. a PC to connect to.

4.3 Software

Here you need a

1. driver for the DVB card working under your O.S. (Linux, Windows or other).
2. right setting to use it
3. external application in some cases (such as VPN-PPTP client for ISP like Netsystem or Starspeeder).

For the software under Linux you can found the Siemens DVB driver at Linux TV Project .

4.4 TV Software

There is also some Video software used to implement TV reception:

Under Windows

1. MultiDec MultiDec 6.6b (free with source code)
2. TPREdit TPREdit (for Technotrend)
3. WinTV DVBs Hauppauge or Technotrend (for Siemens compatible card, Hauppauge, Technotrend, Technisat, etc... )
4. WinDVB2000 WinDVB2000 (about 19$).

Under Linux

1. gVideo is an application included in Siemens driver
2. Vdr Video Recoder (good for watch TV)