--- Forwarded Message from Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 10:28:04 -0400 (EDT) >From: Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #6305.5 Scola or Dish TV? (! >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Thanks for the info. This topic is timely for me as well. In all this discussion, I begin to wonder if the old C/Ku stand alone solution isn't considered efficient or effective anymore. Has it become outmoded w/ the advent of the Dish TV system, or is it still a viable solution? I know that encoded channels/digital reception is an issue, but has it become a serious cost problem w/ the stand-alone C/Ku dish? Thanks, Ed "Manager's Decision" Dente ("Inside joke", Boston area.) > >Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 07:25:30 -0700 (PDT) > >From: Samantha Earp <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Re: #6305 Scola or Dish TV? > >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> > >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > > ------------------ > Hello, > A lot of this depends on which satellite service you > plan to use. One of the potential problems you may > have is that the satellite setup you configure your > system for may be changed by the provider somewhere > later down the line. I can give you a Dish Network > example from a couple of years ago. Originally, most > of the foreign language programming was available on a > single satellite, which meant the installation of a > single dish system. This didn't last long, and when > Dish Network moved some of the channels to a second > satellite, about half of the foreign language > programming was no longer available to those folks > who'd had their system designed and configured based > on the single dish model. > > A second thing to consider is that some satellite > services don't have an "education" customer profile - > just corporate (i.e. big hotels, etc) and individual. > You may find it difficult to set up billing in the way > your institution requires if this is the case. > > I'm not trying to talk you out of a dish system - just > be careful! > > Best, > Samantha > > ------------------ > Samantha Earp > Editor-In-Chief, IALL Journal > Director, Foreign Language Technology Services > Duke University > [log in to unmask] > 919.660.5945 > > --- LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > --- Forwarded Message from Brown/Mingus > > <[log in to unmask]> --- > > > > >Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 17:51:57 -0400 > > >From: Brown/Mingus <[log in to unmask]> > > >Organization: Home > > >To: Language Learning and Technology International > > Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> > > >Subject: Scola or Dish TV? > > >References: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > The IT Director at my high school told me that > > there is not adequate funds to bring Scola to our > > brand-new language lab. She has talked to the local > > Dish TV representative and believes that, using some > > of the specialty packages, we can receive the same > > quality programming for less money. > > > > I have my own opinions but little first-hand > > experience. Can someone give me some guidance > > before what money we do have wanders over to some > > other department. > > > > Many thanks, > > Barrett Brown > > Maggie Walker Governor's School > > Richmond, VA > > > > > begin:vcard > > n:; > > x-mozilla-html:FALSE > > adr:;;;;;; > > version:2.1 > > end:vcard > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. > http://phone.yahoo.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edmund N. Dente Director, Language Media Center Ph: 617-627-3036 Tufts University [log in to unmask] Medford, MA 02155