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BigRich · 11-05-08, 08:30 AM

OK, so here's what I'm thinking of doing...

To cut down on having multiple receivers (which will happen one day..) I intend to build a Media Centre machine in some cards in it. The question is which would be the best to buy ??? I've seen cheap ones £26 up to £150 but whats support and do the emmulators / cards etc work with only a few cards ?? Any help would be great.

Thanks,
Rich

sphen · 17-05-08, 06:36 PM

Do you need HD, more specifically HD over DVB-S2? If so, then your choice is significantly limited, the market in this area has not had developed yet in my opinion and neither the software.

For DVB-S, then I recommend the Skystar 2. It will let you watch BBC HD (if you have PC with plenty of computational power), 4:2:2 feeds, and the software support is fantastic. There is a large user base so plenty of support from the community and they have also developed some fantastic tools such as Diseqc 1.2 support which is not supported by the drivers.

A quick search on eBay, will get you started.

betas · 26-09-08, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphen

Do you need HD, more specifically HD over DVB-S2? If so, then your choice is significantly limited, the market in this area has not had developed yet in my opinion and neither the software.

For DVB-S, then I recommend the Skystar 2. It will let you watch BBC HD (if you have PC with plenty of computational power), 4:2:2 feeds, and the software support is fantastic. There is a large user base so plenty of support from the community and they have also developed some fantastic tools such as Diseqc 1.2 support which is not supported by the drivers.

A quick search on eBay, will get you started.

please tell me or a link to where this software is.Just bought tecnisat skystar USB 2 hd stuck with it is there a step by step guide ?.
thanks in advance
betas

Jimdefruit · 26-09-08, 10:57 PM

betas, which PC operating system are you using?

11-05-08, 08:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
BigRich Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 53 Thanks: 11 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Which card to buy ?? OK, so here's what I'm thinking of doing... To cut down on having multiple receivers (which will happen one day..) I intend to build a Media Centre machine in some cards in it. The question is which would be the best to buy ??? I've seen cheap ones £26 up to £150 but whats support and do the emmulators / cards etc work with only a few cards ?? Any help would be great. Thanks, Rich

17-05-08, 06:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
sphen Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 33 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Which card to buy ?? Do you need HD, more specifically HD over DVB-S2? If so, then your choice is significantly limited, the market in this area has not had developed yet in my opinion and neither the software. For DVB-S, then I recommend the Skystar 2. It will let you watch BBC HD (if you have PC with plenty of computational power), 4:2:2 feeds, and the software support is fantastic. There is a large user base so plenty of support from the community and they have also developed some fantastic tools such as Diseqc 1.2 support which is not supported by the drivers. A quick search on eBay, will get you started.

26-09-08, 10:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Which card to buy ?? betas, which PC operating system are you using? __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

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