TBS6903 Pt 1: Unbox & Install, Satellite TV Explained, What Is FeedHunting? Why You Need Blind Scan!

Satellite TV is a hobby that I am a relative newcomer to. One might assume that Satellite TV is all about..... Watching television. Of course, this isn't the case exactly. The DVB-S and DVB-S2 standards are interesting to me because so much more than just moving pictures can be sent over TV satellites. Examples of this are IP traffic, firmware updates, emails, VOIP telephone calls and television 'wild feeds'.

A satellite television receiving device that was designed and sold for the purposes of finding obscure and interesting signals is the TBS6903, from Turbosight in China. It is a PCI-e card for your PC that is considered the best-in-class for the true satellite TV enthusiast. The TBS6903 is no longer manufactured and sold anymore. However, I was lucky enough to find a second-hand brand new one in an opened box for sale on eBay in the US.

Join me in part one today, where I give a brief overview of what satellite TV is, what 'feed hunting' is all about, why blind scan is such a desirable feature for a satellite TV receiver, and an unboxing and hardware review. I conclude the video with the actual installation of the TBS6903 into a PC. Keep an eye out for part two in the near future, where I will be demonstrating the actual usage of this PCI-e card and giving my honest review and final thoughts about it.

Thanks very much for watching!