THE COOLSAT 5000 PLATINUM IS NOW AVAILABLE!

We highly recommend anyone in the market for a high-tech satellite receiver to invest in the Coolsat 5000 Platinum. This extraordinary digital receiver is a full featured free to air receiver straight from the technology at Coolsat. The Coolsat 5000 Platinum receiver features hardware blindscan, component video output, universal remote, dolby digital optical output, and last but not least features a built-in satellite card reader. Definately one of the BEST on the receiver market.

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THE CAPTIVEWORKS CW-600S IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE NOW!

The CaptiveWorks CW-600S Premium FTA is one of the markets hottest buys. The CaptiveWorks CW-600S Premium FTA is a version of the CW-600s model only it takes technology even further by adding the video output component over the already ingenius CW-600S model.  The CaptiveWorks CW-6000S Premium FTA receiver also has 16MB SDRAM, full on-screen TV guide, universal remote, and 6000 channel memory. The American consumer can not go wrong with the CaptiveWorks CW- 600S Premium.

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In North America the Buzz Model Receiver s2010 is becoming the number one free-to-air satellite receiver due to the rave reviews its been getting from buyers all across America. Consumers are being beyond satisfied with this exceptional receiver causing the Buzz S2010F to surpassing all of its competition due to its latest technology and the fine work of the engineers who designed it.

The Buzz S2010F is so exceptional because it is powered by a 200 MHz NEC emma2 processor which is coupled with 16 mbs of SDRAM. 

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 THE VIEWSAT PLATINUM IS AVAILABLE TODAY FOR PURCHASE!

The Viewsat Lite FTA receiver has now made a smashing hit with the US, Canada, and Caribbean satellite receiver markets and provides digital free to air satellite reception for all three and is getting rave reviews. The Viewsat Lite is Viewsat’s entry level FTA receiver and was originally designed to replace the Viewsat Platinum. The Viewsat Lite is 100% compatible with the Viewsat Platinum firmware and channel lists and features a Conexant main processor that runs at 160 MHz, and also offers a great on-screen channel guide that runs at 16MB of SDRAM and has software based blindscan (smart search). 

The Viewsat VS2000 Lite which is fullydesigned, engineered, and manufactured in Korea is fully MPEG-2 & DVB Compliant, 160 MHz Connexant Processor, Software Based Blind Scan, 16MB SDRAM, Supports 7 Day EPG (Electronic Program Guide), 4000 Channel Memoer (TV & Radio), Fast Channel Changing, Software Upgrade Supported by Serial Port, S-Video Output, 3 RCA Outputs (2 Audio L/R and 1 Video).

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THE COOLSAT 8000 HD FTA IS AVAILABLE TODAY!

The Coolsat 8000 HD FTA receiver has hit the markets in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean marketplace and is now providing standard and high definition free-to-air satellite reception for all three. The Coolsat 8000 HD is currently Coolsat’s top selling and top functioning satellite receiver model and it now even decodes High Definition TV which allows for remarkable high definition pictures. The Coolsat 8000 HD features include an amazing 128MB of SDRAM for an incredible on-screen user interface and channel guide. The Coolsat 8000 HD also comes equipt with a universal remote, HDMI output to new flat panel TV’s, Dolby digital optical output, and much much more. You can NOT go wrong with the Coolsat 8000 HD.

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How do you know if you are looping your STB correctly? Hooking up two different sich satellites is possible with the right cables and knowledge. Find out how to loop your satellites correctly here.

Cable vs. DBS on HD: It’s Comcast’s Turn

Cable Operator Launches National Ads Claiming Its HD Image Tops DirecTV’s, EchoStar’s
By Linda Haugsted — Multichannel News, 5/2/2007 4:12:00 PM
Comcast launched a broadside in the HD superiority wars against direct-broadcast satellite.

In a new series of national print and radio ads, Comcast cited the results of a side-to-side comparison from a polling the company commissioned by Frank N. Magid Associates indicating that Comcast delivers a better HD image than DirecTV or EchoStar Communications’ Dish Network. The polling was conducted in March, including 309 people in the survey, according to Comcast.

Participants were asked if they saw a difference in quality between HD pictures on unlabled sets carrying images from Comcast, DirecTV and Dish. According to the survey, among those who expressed a preference, 65.6% picked Comcast over DirecTV and 69.92% picked Comcast over Dish.

The ads will also counter DirecTV’s claims it has more HD channels available. One ad stated that on April 24 at 9:17 p.m., Philadelphia viewers could select from among 16 HD channels on DirecTV but had 200 choices on Comcast, including PBS and MyNetwork TV affiliates unavailable from the competition. The Comcast count included 180 on-demand selections.

This is just the latest salvo by an operator against claims by DBS companies that they will offer more channels and offer better signal quality than cable TV.

A federal false-advertising suit is pending in U.S. District Court in New York brought by Time Warner Cable against DirecTV. That operator was granted an injunction that bars DirecTV from airing a TV ad claiming that its HD quality is better than cable until the false-advertising claim can be adjudicated.

Time Warner was refused a second injunction request against an ad, featuring actor Christopher Lloyd in his character from the Back to the Future films, claiming that DirecTV will soon have more HD channels than cable. Judge Laura Taylor Swain said the ad as a whole wasn’t false because the firm used the term “soon.”

DISH Network subscribers have had to listen to all of the stories about DIRECTV’s highly-anticipated HDTV expansion and wonder whether they made the wrong decision about which satellite service would provide the most high-def programming. But after EchoStar held its DISH Network Team Summit last week in Dallas, news has hit the streets that the nation’s second largest satellite company has plans of its own to make a serious high-def push in the very near future.

According to sources from the event, EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen said that his company will be launching two new satellites sometime later this year to greatly expand its high-definition capacity. The news made its way through a handful of industry press reports and internet message boards, and eventually got picked up by The Rocky Mountain News.

At DISH’s annual dealer event, Ergen reportedly vowed that EchoStar would remain the industry’s HD leader after telling attendees the company would launch two new satellites by the end of the year. Currently, DISH Network carries 32 national high-def channels, more than any other pay-TV provider today.

As of press time, EchoStar had not responded to SkyREPORT’s requests for comment.

In other DISH news, the satcaster said that along with Canadian satellite company Bell ExpressVu and security partner NagraStar, the companies are pursuing alleged satellite pirates north of the border. According to DISH, a Superior Court of Justice in Quebec issued injunctions that allege two web sites were operating to provide consumers with instructional information on how to use piracy technology. Together, the companies have filed civil suits for $5 million against the sites highontech.com and maestro.tv.

On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission adopted service rules for the so-called DBS reverse band, a new set of spectrum resources that would allow for an expansion of satellite TV capacity.

Specifically, the spectrum, also known as the 17/24 GHz BSS Band, will allow for the delivery of high-def and standard definition video, some data and video-on-demand and interactive content. In most cases, the spectrum will allow companies to complement their existing DBS services.

As part of its effort, the FCC adopted a first-come, first-served licensing procedure for the reverse band as well as other licensee obligations, such as geographic service rules that require licensees to provide service to Alaska and Hawaii. Also, the FCC established limits for uplink and downlink power levels to minimize the possibility of harmful interference.

In addition, the commission initiated further notice of proposed rulemaking to address technical issues related to potential interference.

In its order, the FCC identified four companies with license applications before the commission for use of the reverse band: DIRECTV, EchoStar, Pegasus and Intelsat North America. The agency also said it will attempt to accommodate other qualified applicants.

anta Clara, CA and Geneva, Switzerland (PRWEB) May 22, 2007 — Minerva Networks, the leading provider of open IPTV service delivery platforms and applications, and Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a leader in the design and development of high-quality set-top boxes (STBs) to the digital television market, announce today the certification and immediate availability of Minerva’s iTVManager IPTV services management platform and ADB’s new ADB-3800W high definition (HD) IPTV set-top box. This solution will enable telcos to deliver television services to their subscribers using standard definition (SD), HD, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 formats.

We are delighted to have worked with Minerva Networks on this project and can confirm that our joint IPTV solution is now certified and immediately available.

“Without HD services, IPTV operators have been at a disadvantage relative to their cable and satellite competition. This integrated solution levels the playing field,” stated Jean-Georges Fritsch, COO of Minerva Networks. “ADB has been a terrific partner in this process and our customers will be pleased with the results. Minerva is proud to have ADB as a fully certified HD/H.264 STB partner.”

ADB has already won two international industry awards for its HD/Advanced Video Coding (AVC) IPTV technology and is the leader in hybrid IPTV STB deployments in Europe. This initiative marks its entry into the North American IPTV market.

“We are delighted to have worked with Minerva Networks on this project and can confirm that our joint IPTV solution is now certified and immediately available,” commented Philippe Lambinet, CEO of ADB. “Our feature-rich technology can now be rolled-out to telcos, enabling them to deliver new revenue-generating, TV-centric services to their consumers, while optimizing network performance through the introduction of advanced video coding [MPEG-4.”

Minerva’s iTVManager is the most complete, open and advanced IPTV software platform for the delivery of compelling video services over broadband networks, including broadcast video, pay-per-view, video-on-demand, digital video recording, and converged applications.

The ADB-3800W is an advanced, digital set-top box incorporating SD and HD television reception and is based on MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC. The unit enables operators to maximize their broadcast bandwidth, while presenting consumers with a high quality, feature-rich television experience. ADB’s unique driver and operating software, coupled with an optimal memory configuration and state-of-the-art microprocessor, result in enhanced system performance, including fast channel decoding and swift rendering of applications such as the Electronic Program Guide (EPG).

ADB-3800W set-top boxes are immediately available for commercial deployment through ADB’s distributor Border States Electric in Fargo, ND.