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northamptondave
19th April, 2008, 11:46 AM
now i know the majority of guys on here are very very clued up - but would it be possible for one of u clever guys just to say what some of the abbreviations are? i know u cant teach and old dog new tricks lol but i was thinking mabe just mabe im not the only numpty in the place? regards dave:elefant:

smirnoff_rules
19th April, 2008, 11:49 AM
now i know the majority of guys on here are very very clued up - but would it be possible for one of u clever guys just to say what some of the abbreviations are? i know u cant teach and old dog new tricks lol but i was thinking mabe just mabe im not the only numpty in the place? regards dave:elefant:

if u use this search here m8 and type in the one u r not sure about it'll tell u http://www.acronymfinder.com/

northamptondave
19th April, 2008, 11:57 AM
cheers mate - just realised mabe i should use google more often lol

Devilfish
19th April, 2008, 04:32 PM
Hmmm...I'll give it a go...

EMU - Emulator, i.e. evocamd, mgcamd, etc.

SNR - Signal to Noise Ratio - The amount of good signal that the tuner can see above the noise.

BER - Bit Error Rate - Amount of noise in your feed.

EPG - Electronic Program Guide - Daily/Weekly listing of programs on any channel.

CAM - Conditional Access Module - A device that your smartcard slots into and then into your receiver.

FTP - File Transfer Protocol - Method for transferring files from one drive to another.

berley
19th April, 2008, 08:58 PM
BER - Bit Error Rate - Amount of noise in your feed.




jeeez i'll need to stop letting peeps call me that :wink:

Salami
20th April, 2008, 01:37 AM
if u use this search here m8 and type in the one u r not sure about it'll tell u http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Very useful web address M8 Thanx.