Here's the info on NASA-TV: NASA-TV is available at no extra cost on both DirecTV and Dish Network, but they're running out of capacity on their primary satellites so they put it on their secondary satellites. You can't get it on the regular 18" dish--you need to buy the systems capable of receiving from two satellites. On DirecTV you would need either "DirecTV Plus" or "DirecTV Para Todos" 18x24" dishes (which are also upgradeable to HDTV in the future) to access this satellite, on Dish Network you would need the "Dish500" system. These systems are fairly new and might not be available in all areas, plus the dealers I talked to weren't all that familiar with them. And besides that, they are trickier to install, the first installer couldn't align it right (has to be aligned on both satellites) and had to call out another guy. Anyway once it's installed it comes in great, I've had continuous coverage of all the delays so far! I think these dual-satellite systems are probably worth the (slight) extra cost since they will be forward-compatible with new services offered by the satellite companies. As far as getting NASA-TV on the internet, good luck. The capacity is very limited so during a launch or landing it's practically impossible to get a feed and if you do, it's a tiny, jerky picture (or nothing at all), even on a 56k modem. Hope this helps. Russ Johnson ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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