Archive for May, 2010
Satellite Dishes everywhere! What is landlord to do?
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They’re on the front, they’re on the side and they’re on the back, “We have a huge collection of satellite dishes here,” Shelley Baker says.
Baker owns a fourplex in Clifton that she rents out. Right the fourplex has a total of five dishes mounted for four tenants. But it used to have a lot more- nine to be exact, “It just doesn’t make sense to me, I guess it’s my problem,” says Baker.
The landlord says she lets her four tenants pick any cable or satellite company they want. But she didn’t realize each time she lost or gained a tenant she’d also gain a new dish, “Whoever will come out and stick another satellite up on my building and not use the old one that was installed the first time,” and that’s something baker says seems like a waste, “Two are disconnected completely, wires are hanging over telephone lines and disconnected.”
At Big Dog Satellite in Grand Junction, General Manager Jacob Smith says nine dishes on one building is a bit much. And while they didn’t do the install at Baker’s place, they say things could have been done different. “Well what should have happened is a technician that goes out to install a new satellite dish will generally want to use a base that’s already there,” says Smith.
But in Baker’s case that didn’t happen. “Maybe there was some hesitancy not knowing which dish went with which apartment,” says Smith.
“It’s very frustrating, there’s wires run all over the building, there’s just stapled to the walls, nail holes, lots of damage and it just looks terrible,” says Baker.
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Google TV Officially Announced
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So far DISH Network, Intel, Sony, and Logitech are signed on for the project;
Google TV would be made up of a set-top box featuring Intel hardware and that Sony would be a partner in the project.
Well, today Google TV is now official. Like many consumer electronics platforms coming out of Google these days, Google TV is based on the Android platform. Google TV devices will use an Intel Atom CE4100 system-on-a-chip processor and can be used with any cable or satellite provider (Google is partnering with DISH Network though for the launch of Google TV).
Consumers will either be able to purchase a separate Google TV set-top box or a brand new TV that comes already equipped with Google TV technology.
Being that Google TV runs the Android operating system, it will have a full Chrome internet browser to surf the web on your 60″ LED TV (naturally) along with support for Flash 10.1. Google TV will also support Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube, and Netflix.
“Google TV uses search to give you an easy and fast way to navigate to television channels, websites, apps, shows and movies. For example, already know the channel or program you want to watch? Just type in the name and you’re there. Want to check out that funny YouTube video on your 48” flat screen? It’s just a quick search away. If you know what you want to watch, but you’re not sure where to find it, just type in what you’re looking for and Google TV will help you find it on the web or on one of your many TV channels. If you’d rather browse than search, you can use your standard program guide, your DVR or the Google TV home screen, which provides quick access to all of your favorite entertainment so you’re always within reach of the content you love most.”
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Nagravision security receptor reduces sales
Posted by: | CommentsThe Swiss company Kudelski SA, which owns Nagravision, manages to turn the business of technical equipment to capture the signal from the pay-TV. With the implementation of Nagravision 3 manages to counter the effects of hackers and in turn the reduction in sales by 90% of the decoders that allowed fraudulently capture the signal from different platforms.
Piracy and barely exists among the powers of NDS Videoguard and Nagravision and only the conditional access system Viaccess PC 2.6 continues to allow this illegal practice but is expected to disappear in the coming weeks altogether.
Irdeto is also fast acting Conax has already changed and review system and so all. Gradually the Korean manufacturing companies are closing STB to the lack of demand. Now some manufacturers survive in China and less in Europe, almost nobody and the United States can not assume this time. In the world can count on the fingers leading manufacturer of OEM receivers. Hackers have dispersed, have been absorbed or have simply disappeared.
The world Secor encryption is being ruled by two “majors” such as NDS and Kudelski who have managed to turn around the situation. Therefore less business for the practice of piracy.
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