Within this service, a lot of MPEG-1 material is offered, so we downloaded Xingtech s MPEG player. After adjusting all parameters and pointing our dish at Hotbird, the player confirmed reception. If you try this as well, the player may initially complain about low transmission rates. As a default, it is set to ISDN speed, but the transmission rates via satellite are much higher. MPEG-2 reception is possible, too.
Satellites carry a lot of data service nowadays, but most are targeted at closed user groups.
The SkyMedia board can cope with almost any kind of MPEG services, including data piping, data streaming, multiprotocol encapsulation and non-DVB standards. To receive any of those services, you will need individual access parameters which can be stored and recalled by a mouse click later. So, the quality of both your video and your sound card determine the final output quality. Of course, external reception of digital TV and data services on your PC are possible at the same time. The SkyMedia 200 will make its way into the educational sector.