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reddiesel · 10-02-09, 01:53 AM

Im waiting for card to arrive so be prepared for all my stupid questions lol, be greatfull for info on best up to date stuff i need, also would it be better to use my technomate to drive the dish ?

Jimdefruit · 10-02-09, 11:44 AM

Hi Red, if you use the Techie most then use it to drive the dish. With my Dreambox, I have Dreamview on the PC and that can be used to tell the Dreambox to move to a different satellite. I dont know if you can remotely control your Techie.

Which windoze operating system are you using? I find with my Vista that DVBDream gives the best results. If you have the linux Techie then you can share decryption with the SS2.

reddiesel · 11-02-09, 01:21 AM

Thanks for reply jim, i've got xp pro and my techie is 5200 not the linux one, would DVBDream be best for xp ?

Jimdefruit · 11-02-09, 11:53 AM

I have tried them all and DVBDream is my preferred prog for XP and Vista. AltDVB works well on XP although I feel that it is getting a bit old now and is not quite so good as DVBDream.

By all means try the others and let us know your own results. ProgDVB and the Technisat progs are regularly updated but after buying the Progdvb pro version I decided it was not so good for the HD channels.

reddiesel · 12-02-09, 01:12 AM

Thanks jim i'l try DVBDream first then, card was delivered this morning, will install and have a play on the weekend to give myself plenty of time.

stevenpc · 12-02-09, 11:38 AM

ive not used my ss2 for a couple of years but always used it with prgdvb but never had any luck using it to drive a motorised dish.

milli260876 · 12-02-09, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reddiesel

Thanks jim i'l try DVBDream first then, card was delivered this morning, will install and have a play on the weekend to give myself plenty of time.

I seem to bang this drum quite a lot but in my experience dvbviewer pro is the best (IMHO) sat viewer software out there, about 15 quid now due to the weak pound but i'd say it's worth it as the cracked versions out there seem to crash a lot...

Also HD is much better with dvbviewer in my experience (on vista)

Jimdefruit · 12-02-09, 04:18 PM

Yes, I wasted £15 on it and finally decided I didn't think it was worth it.

reddiesel · 18-02-09, 02:53 AM

Had a problem installing, it was saying i needed XP sp2 or above, as i have sp3 i went to microsoft updates thinking something is missing, after a scan it updated net framework 2 and 2.5, 3 and 3.5, that was all apparantly, i dont know what difference that should have made but after card installed ok, then after rebooting pc screen froze, nothing would work, booted up in safe mode and uninstalled card, still no good, tried uninstalling net framework but all i could uninstall in safe mode was 3.5, however that seemed to do the trick, reinstalled card and all ok.

reddiesel · 18-02-09, 12:59 PM

I think the card is not compatible with my mobo still freezing on start up, ive uninstalled it again and pc is ok, i think its the nvidia chipset.

10-02-09, 01:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
reddiesel Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Beds Posts: 5,613 Thanks: 175 Thanked 949 Times in 832 Posts	Skystar 2 card Im waiting for card to arrive so be prepared for all my stupid questions lol, be greatfull for info on best up to date stuff i need, also would it be better to use my technomate to drive the dish ? __________________

10-02-09, 11:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Skystar 2 card Hi Red, if you use the Techie most then use it to drive the dish. With my Dreambox, I have Dreamview on the PC and that can be used to tell the Dreambox to move to a different satellite. I dont know if you can remotely control your Techie. Which windoze operating system are you using? I find with my Vista that DVBDream gives the best results. If you have the linux Techie then you can share decryption with the SS2. __________________ 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.

11-02-09, 01:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
reddiesel Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Beds Posts: 5,613 Thanks: 175 Thanked 949 Times in 832 Posts	Re: Skystar 2 card Thanks for reply jim, i've got xp pro and my techie is 5200 not the linux one, would DVBDream be best for xp ? __________________

11-02-09, 11:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Skystar 2 card I have tried them all and DVBDream is my preferred prog for XP and Vista. AltDVB works well on XP although I feel that it is getting a bit old now and is not quite so good as DVBDream. By all means try the others and let us know your own results. ProgDVB and the Technisat progs are regularly updated but after buying the Progdvb pro version I decided it was not so good for the HD channels. __________________ 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.

12-02-09, 01:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
reddiesel Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Beds Posts: 5,613 Thanks: 175 Thanked 949 Times in 832 Posts	Re: Skystar 2 card Thanks jim i'l try DVBDream first then, card was delivered this morning, will install and have a play on the weekend to give myself plenty of time. __________________

12-02-09, 11:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
stevenpc Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 483 Thanks: 7 Thanked 84 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Skystar 2 card ive not used my ss2 for a couple of years but always used it with prgdvb but never had any luck using it to drive a motorised dish.

12-02-09, 04:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Skystar 2 card Yes, I wasted £15 on it and finally decided I didn't think it was worth it. __________________ 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.

18-02-09, 02:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
reddiesel Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Beds Posts: 5,613 Thanks: 175 Thanked 949 Times in 832 Posts	Re: Skystar 2 card Had a problem installing, it was saying i needed XP sp2 or above, as i have sp3 i went to microsoft updates thinking something is missing, after a scan it updated net framework 2 and 2.5, 3 and 3.5, that was all apparantly, i dont know what difference that should have made but after card installed ok, then after rebooting pc screen froze, nothing would work, booted up in safe mode and uninstalled card, still no good, tried uninstalling net framework but all i could uninstall in safe mode was 3.5, however that seemed to do the trick, reinstalled card and all ok. __________________

18-02-09, 12:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
reddiesel Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Beds Posts: 5,613 Thanks: 175 Thanked 949 Times in 832 Posts	Re: Skystar 2 card I think the card is not compatible with my mobo still freezing on start up, ive uninstalled it again and pc is ok, i think its the nvidia chipset. __________________

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