Newbie needs advice on equipment

[chumley_warner]

Hello folks
First of all let me say, what a great site!

I am completely new to the world of satellite reception via PC, and what I am wanting to do is setup my PC to be able to view Sky channels using my existing subscription card, as well as FTA/FTV HD channels such as BBC HD.

What equipment would I need to acquire to be able to recieve these channels?

I'm sure that this information is listed somewhere on this site, but I have been unable to find it, or have been unable to decpiher what exactly the equipment is!

Many thanks in advance guys

 

[Llew]

Here's what I use -

A Skystar HD2 PCI card + CI Module

Dragon CAM (programmed with a Duolabs CAS Interface - Mine's a CAS2+, but you might consider the later CAS3.)

A feed running to the PCI card from your existing dish (if you have a spare LNB port).

A decent spec. PC for the HD channels.

Llew