international satellite via broadband

[ianmitchell61]

Hi

I'm new to this forum and a really know very little about satellites etc.

My wife is from Lebanon and she has watched Badr 6 and Hotbird channels via 1.2m dish and Manhattan receiver for last 9 years. We are moving into Manchester, and are considering an apartment where we won't be able to a dish.

I heard that you can get Arabic stations via broadband. I know I can get the likes of MTV Lebanon (not the MTV music channel) on our laptops, but wanted to know if their was a receiver we could use to get whole range of channels without moving between websites, with laptop plugged into TV.

Any suggestions much appreciated.

 

[Analoguesat]

There certainly is

-http://www.southernsat.co.uk/cart/index.php?l=product_detail&p=794

-http://www.southernsat.co.uk/cart/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1219

As sold by one of the forum sponsors so you are dealing with a reputable company

(The site seems to be running slow this evening, normally their pages open immediately.)

 

[Analoguesat]

^^

Note these plug into your tv like any other set top box, and are subscription services

There are also numerous sites that aggregate tv channels webstreams onto one site

-http://wwitv.com/portal.htm

happens to be a reasonable one Ive got bookmarked on my computer.