SKy and SES-Astra use moon

BskyB is to provide programming for a new Hi-Res transmission system that is starting today. The system represents a breakthrough for satellite TV in that no artificial satellite is used. Instead, the transmission will be directed at the moon which will bounce some of the signal back to Earth. Because of the movement of the moon, reception will be possible only with a special Digibox that incorporates effectively an "inclined orbit" dish positioning system. A complex motor arrangement keeps the dish aligned with the moon.

Reception hours will necessarily be limited to times when the moon is well above the horizon. Price of the new system is £699 direct from BskyB.

[Edited on 1/4/05 by David Jenkins]

Green cheese absorbs the digital signal, it'll never work.

Ho ho ho

Nice one !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The cable co`s are going to do 10 meg broadband connections soon................
NTL are trialing 18meg adsl2 connections at the mo.


NTL tests HDTV over ADSL2+
Wednesday, March 23 2005, 18:03 GMT -- by James Welsh

NTL has started testing the provision of HDTV services over ADSL2+.

In a financial presentation, Britain's biggest cable operator confirmed that the trials of ADSL2+ had first started in February with a view to providing Internet access speeds of over 18Mbps downstream. The top tier of consumer broadband service currently available to NTL customers is 3Mbps downstream.

The company now says that it is trialling video-on-demand HDTV services on this platform.

ADSL2+ runs over the copper wires that accompany NTL's co-axial cables. NTL took the decision to include them in its cable network to provide phone service, but is now seeking to make further use of the technology. The company notes that DSL technologies such as ADSL2+ would allow it to avoid an expensive "fibre to the home" build process; instead, it can make better use of its existing network.



And all it means is they get more money out of your pocket!!!!

[Edited on 1-4-05 by mangogrooveworkshop]