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BothyBhoy · 05-01-08, 11:57 PM

I have found the motherboard manual that came with my pc. The motherboard is an ASRock 939NF4G-SATA2. It lists a couple of chipsets :-
North Bridge Controller nVidia GeForce 6100 Chipset
South Bridge Controller nVidia nForce 410MCP Chipset

I have e-mailed ASRock to try and find out if the Skystar 2 will work ok on my pc. In the meantime does anyone know if my pc and Skystar 2 will be compatible?

AMD Athlon 64 processor 3500+ 2.21 GHz
1GB DDR Memory
Windows XP Home (sp2)

Thanks in advance.

robbo71 · 06-01-08, 12:16 AM

Maybe the USB version of the Skystar will work OK?

BothyBhoy · 06-01-08, 08:25 AM

Thanks again robbo. I 'll have a look at that later. Does the USB version have the same capabilities as the PCI?

robbo71 · 06-01-08, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BothyBhoy

Thanks again robbo. I 'll have a look at that later. Does the USB version have the same capabilities as the PCI?

It can do Diseqc1.0 I believe, but it can't drive a motor due to power constraints. I have read on a few other posts that the capabilities are the same otherwise, but I can't confirm.

BothyBhoy · 06-01-08, 08:48 AM

That would be fine, I was intending to drive the motor with the Technomate.

robbo71 · 06-01-08, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BothyBhoy

That would be fine, I was intending to drive the motor with the Technomate.

The main question is I suppose , can it do 4:2:2 ? (THE USB VERSION)

wod · 06-01-08, 01:10 PM

the sky star 2 card in pc will do 4:2:2 easily with a dvb viewer such as progdvb or altdvb

chorleycat · 06-01-08, 05:46 PM

hi
i,v used pc version for many years now --great piece of kit --
but research well for -- usb version for 422 feeds as i,v seen on other forums -people not being able to get it to work for 422
regards c.c.

AceB · 06-01-08, 06:57 PM

99% of the 422 feeds I watch lag the main O/P when viewed on sat, presumably due to decoding and buffering within the PC.

BothyBhoy · 06-01-08, 07:04 PM

AceB, so a 422 compatible receiver would show pictures faster than than the Skystar2 PCI card?

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BothyBhoy Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Lothian Posts: 79 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 4:2:2 feeds? I have found the motherboard manual that came with my pc. The motherboard is an ASRock 939NF4G-SATA2. It lists a couple of chipsets :- North Bridge Controller nVidia GeForce 6100 Chipset South Bridge Controller nVidia nForce 410MCP Chipset I have e-mailed ASRock to try and find out if the Skystar 2 will work ok on my pc. In the meantime does anyone know if my pc and Skystar 2 will be compatible? AMD Athlon 64 processor 3500+ 2.21 GHz 1GB DDR Memory Windows XP Home (sp2) Thanks in advance. Last edited by BothyBhoy; 06-01-08 at 12:04 AM.

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chorleycat Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North West Yorkshire Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 4:2:2 feeds? hi i,v used pc version for many years now --great piece of kit -- but research well for -- usb version for 422 feeds as i,v seen on other forums -people not being able to get it to work for 422 regards c.c. Last edited by chorleycat; 06-01-08 at 07:01 PM.

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