KBS America on G10R

[carsonjl]

Anyone else able to see KBS America?

Lyngsat is showing it as FTA on TP19 12078 V 3683.

I had it a couple of days ago and still am getting video, but all I get for sound is white noise. If anyone else can see AND hear properly, please let me know. BTW..I have the Lifetime Ultra, (M-1 package). Thanks.

[satnutwillb]

Same here.Sometimes it has sound and sometimes nothing.All I heard was white noise the last I checked.

[DiscoLoveGrapes]

It was all noise before, but when I checked today it seemed just fine.

[mikey]

If this is for real, it’s great news. But . . . KBS America (except for the first few weeks of its existence) has always been scrambled (forget Lyngsat – last I checked, those dumbbells were still listing TAN as FTA, too, and TAN has been scrambling since springtime).

If KBS America is FTA now, I suspect it’s just a temporary thing – especially since they’re apparently dicking around with their audio signal.

Sure hope I’m wrong here. I'd love to be able to see all the great KBS dramas for free (and I could say goodbye to TAN's $28 monthly fee) but I'm not getting my hopes up just yet.

[carsonjl]

Thanks for the posts. I checked today and am now getting sound.

BTW, I was on KBS America's website and they had an advertisement that they have recently joined the Dish Network....so I don't know how long this channel will remain free. There's at least one other KBS channel on IA5 that's already encrypted. I guess we'll just have to hope this one doesn't go away. All the other Korean channels that I've found all have religious programming. Those include KISB=3 and CGN TV. I'll keep hunting and post what I find if I do. Thanks again.

[malkiewicz]

How can I get TAN for $28per month..

[carsonjl]

Turned on the TV today and KBS America on G10R was scrambled. This was the last decent channel. I still have KISB-3, CGN, and JCTV, but KBS America was IMHO the best. If anyone knows of anything else, please let me know. Thanks.

[DiscoLoveGrapes]

Grrrr.....

Anyway, I can usually get ImagineAsian on G10R (except for a few hours in the morning for some reason), but it has AC3 audio. and I don't have the right type of stereo-receiver for it. My Fortec will do AC3, so I should look around for a cheapy stereo....

[mikey]

Originally Posted by malkiewicz

How can I get TAN for $28per month..

To ask about subscribing to TAN, call their Los Angeles office (323-465-1100). If you speak Korean, anyone there can help you out. If you don’t speak Korean, ask for “David,” since he’s the only person there who seems to be truly bilingual.

Either way, you can ask about subscription costs. As I recall, I’m paying $28 monthly, but their subscription rates always seem to be changing. Be sure to ask about any special promotions they might have going – you could save some money on the smart card receiver you need to receive TAN.

Anyway, I can usually get ImagineAsian on G10R (except for a few hours in the morning for some reason), but it has AC3 audio. and I don't have the right type of stereo-receiver for it. My Fortec will do AC3, so I should look around for a cheapy stereo....

Now . . . as far as ImaginAsian goes, well that’s been a sore spot for me. When they went to (they say . . .) AC3 audio about six months ago, I tried running the S/PDIF output from my Fortec Star Lifetime Ultra into several AC3-capable receivers – and still couldn’t hear anything. I posted this information on the (now defunct) ImaginAsian discussion board, and another correspondent chimed in with similar comments, even noting that his system *did* decode the AC3 audio on PBS okay, but wouldn’t do anything with ImaginAsian’s audio signal.

However, a third person insisted that we were technical morons, and that all we needed to do was to hook up the digital audio out to the coaxial-in jack (he said was using an El Cheapo RCA receiver that he bought at Wal-Mart) and ImaginAsian’s new audio was being decoded just fine for him. Go figure!

A pity that the thread on this subject disappeared when ImaginAsian took down their discussion board – probably because it was almost entirely filled with complaints about ImaginAsian! But, their only official comment in this regard was that they had made “adjustments to the AC3 audio” (whatever that’s supposed to mean) and that we would have to “contact our satellite supplier” to find out how to decode their new audio standard.

Any suggestions from all the satellite gurus here at the Sadoun board would be most welcome.

[satnutwillb]

I'm not the one who made those comments about that,but I have a pansat 2700a and I bought 1 of those cheap walmart receivers and I'm receiving the sound on there.It may have something to do with an update.I have a pansat 2300a and I could only receive some AC3 on some chs.I sent it to panarex for a system upgrade so I could receive sound on the PBS on AMC3.After they did that,I was able to receive all the AC3 chs.Hope this helps.

[DiscoLoveGrapes]

I can get the Audio on ImaginAsian on my TwinHan just fine, but I don't have a receiver for my Fortec to try out.

If I do, I'll certainly go for the Wal-Mart cheapie brand, since that seems to be all the rage

[satnutwillb]

You might need to ask around for a little more info.When I bought mine [Durabrand] model,they had only a few left.After that I think I read some other posts about the Durobrands they have now doesn't do AC3.They said there was a way to tell if your're getting the right one by looking on the back connections.Both are Durabrand models,but 1 doesn't do AC3.Maybe someone who knows will chime in and save you from getting the wrong 1.The 1 I bought was 50ish $.You may be able to tell by looking at the connections.Hope this helps.