Japan - News/General Discussion

dochira wrote:No, but I would definitely like to know myself. Just curious, is he using a huge dish?

yeah it has some yakisoba in with a side of gyoza. when he watches the iron chef it's like a smellovision 4D experience. i hear it's the latest thing in japan.

Tu_triky wrote:
yeah it has some yakisoba in with a side of gyoza. when he watches the iron chef it's like a smellovision 4D experience. i hear it's the latest thing in japan.

:lol: I left that wide open, didn't I? :sweat: :beaten:

dochira wrote:
:lol: I left that wide open, didn't I? :sweat: :beaten:

perhaps...or it may be my quotient for ridiculousness is higher than the average saru.

a joke is like the tare of life....the grub just ain't right without it
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murasaki wrote:My friend uses a satellite and he gets a lot of channels from Japan. Does anyone know what service is that? or what's it called?

Dish Network has a japanese channel add-on package for $25/month... you can also put up some FTA stations with a large Ku/C-Band dishes.

krim wrote:

Dish Network has a japanese channel add-on package for $25/month... you can also put up some FTA stations with a large Ku/C-Band dishes.

personally, i employ used yakitori skewers wrapped in foil...and i've been built something comparable to the VLA (Very Large Array) in my backyard. it works pretty well...makes the neighbors jealous and my cell phone works GREAT at home.

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dochira wrote:No, but I would definitely like to know myself. Just curious, is he using a huge dish?

I got a neighbor who has a dish in his backyard which could double as a kids' above-ground pool. :sweat:

krim wrote:
Dish Network has a japanese channel add-on package for $25/month... you can also put up some FTA stations with a large Ku/C-Band dishes.

I'm certain that would be TV Japan.

In terms of FTA (free-to-air?) channels, can you seriously pick up any good stations?

Tu_triky wrote:

personally, i employ used yakitori skewers wrapped in foil...and i've been built something comparable to the VLA (Very Large Array) in my backyard. it works pretty well...makes the neighbors jealous and my cell phone works GREAT at home.

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you are so 1980's, i traded in my VLA for a VSATBTYLA (Very Small Array that's better than your Large Array)

dochira wrote:
I'm certain that would be TV Japan.

In terms of FTA (free-to-air?) channels, can you seriously pick up any good stations?

I've never had to point a dish towards the japanese sats... i know it's possible.

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Heh, it looks like my neighbor's dish.

But smaller. ;)

no, he has it on his roof. he gets tv tokyo and lots and lots of japanese channels. he says he only knos that it connects to japan satellite 11, wutever that means...

bmwracer wrote:
Heh, it looks like my neighbor's dish.

But smaller. ;)

:lol:

krim wrote:

you are so 1980's, i traded in my VLA for a VSATBTYLA (Very Small Array that's better than your Large Array)

you can't fade my sh*t...it takes a lotta of yakitori skewers to Search for Extraterristrial Intelligence (SETI) :P

you can pick up TV Japan and NHK with a C band Dish pointed at PanAm sat 9.
the unencrypted channels at least.

murasaki wrote:no, he has it on his roof. he gets tv tokyo and lots and lots of japanese channels. he says he only knos that it connects to japan satellite 11, wutever that means...

Does he live in the Western US? That's cool that he can pick up those stations.

krim wrote:
you can pick up TV Japan and NHK with a C band Dish pointed at PanAm sat 9.
the unencrypted channels at least.

There is so much for me to learn. :bow:

dochira wrote:
There is so much for me to learn. :bow:

one step at a time daniel-san...wax on, wax off...first tackle the task of eating okonomiyaki before you try to conquer the planet from geo-synchronous orbit

I know Sky PerfecTV, but I think you need to be in Japan to get it.
It's tough to get the signal with a small, unless you're between Hawaii and India, because the satellite are in stationary orbit. :banghead:

You can check the type of encryption and the satellite information for each channel in Japan here:
http://www.lyngsat-address.com/tv/Japan.html

dochira wrote:
Does he live in the Western US? That's cool that he can pick up those stations.

Yea, he lives in southern california

This is all well and good, but there's still the issue of understanding Japanese... :puppydog: :puppydog:

bmwracer wrote:This is all well and good, but there's still the issue of understanding Japanese... :puppydog: :puppydog:

But with all these channels available to you, you can slurp all the Japanese language you want. Change channels even. :D

I seriously was considering plopping down $40?/month for TV Japan. Maybe I'll be able to get it and more with some tinkering.