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Hamish Macbeth · 15-03-08, 10:44 PM

I have a DVB-T series card in my PC which I am informed will only pick up limited signals.

I would like to pick up some digital satellite channels (European only) and have also been told I need a DVB-S card.

What else do I need? Is it something I could easily do myself or would I need someone professional to put it all together?

I have never used a PC for anything else other then the usual surfing and work.

Help, please.

the insaan · 16-03-08, 03:11 AM

if you buy a DVB-S card then you need a dish at the other end of it !!

if you buy a DVB-C card then you will need a live cable feed for it !!

kerrywez · 16-03-08, 03:24 AM

Hi hamish,
What insaan is saying is that the card you have is for Terrestrial TV. The DVB-C card is for cable and the DVB-s is for satellite. If you install a DVB-s card you will also need a dish to receive the satellites. You would be better advised to buy a satellite receiver, a FTA one will be fine, and a motor and a dish of about 90Cms. With that othfit you would be able to get loads of different satellites from all over the sky and loads, thousands literally, of channels from all over Europe and further afield. Hope this explains things a wee bit better.

Loved that program, Hamish Macbeth by the way, it was repeated last year somewhere.

Very best regards Wez

15-03-08, 10:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hamish Macbeth Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Newbie help please I have a DVB-T series card in my PC which I am informed will only pick up limited signals. I would like to pick up some digital satellite channels (European only) and have also been told I need a DVB-S card. What else do I need? Is it something I could easily do myself or would I need someone professional to put it all together? I have never used a PC for anything else other then the usual surfing and work. Help, please.

16-03-08, 03:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
the insaan The Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Burnley Posts: 1,616 Thanks: 136 Thanked 101 Times in 64 Posts	Re: Newbie help please if you buy a DVB-S card then you need a dish at the other end of it !! if you buy a DVB-C card then you will need a live cable feed for it !! __________________

16-03-08, 03:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
kerrywez Grumpy Old Sat Man Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland Posts: 2,471 Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 639 Times in 505 Posts	Re: Newbie help please Hi hamish, What insaan is saying is that the card you have is for Terrestrial TV. The DVB-C card is for cable and the DVB-s is for satellite. If you install a DVB-s card you will also need a dish to receive the satellites. You would be better advised to buy a satellite receiver, a FTA one will be fine, and a motor and a dish of about 90Cms. With that othfit you would be able to get loads of different satellites from all over the sky and loads, thousands literally, of channels from all over Europe and further afield. Hope this explains things a wee bit better. Loved that program, Hamish Macbeth by the way, it was repeated last year somewhere. Very best regards Wez __________________ Dreambox 7025, 250HDD, Dreambox 500s, 110 X 90Cm Hirschmann on Clarketech rotor, 1.2 Mtr. Channel Master. AZBox HD Running on E2. TM6900 super combo.

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