Help Please - DVB-C First Setup

[lavster]

Hi Guys, im pretty new to this, i have a technotrend dudget dvb-c card. i have the feed and everything plugged in correctly. i have tried scanning using dvbdream and dvbviewer on the 9,952 and 6,887 baud rate but cant seem to find any channels what so ever. im based in south wales. Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks

[CharlieRam]

have you tried 6952?

[the insaan]

there should be transponder list posted on this forum somewhere, search for it and replace with the original one. I remeber creating one for uk cable, it is in the private FTA downloads

[TheCoder]

Always start with the software that comes with the card rather than trying to use 3rd party apps.

It also helps to know the details for your area. Get the NetId and default frequency from a subbed box. That should allow you to easily find at least one transponder !

[lavster]

thanks everyone for the responses. managed to get it working this evening.

[the insaan]

Originally Posted by lavster

thanks everyone for the responses. managed to get it working this evening.

Can i ask how you got it working or where you were going wrong, we can use your experiences to help someone else who may need help

[Ugg]

I have been a member here for a while and you get to know who knows there stuff. This thread was attacked by the big dogs and most of you except Twintown all together.

Does this guy ever appreciate the level of knowledge required based behind these responses you all gave.....

I remember passively reading for 18 months before I found techwatch.

Some serious cable specific stuff is available here.....

well done guys

[biggles2000uk]

Originally Posted by Ugg

I have been a member here for a while and you get to know who knows there stuff. This thread was attacked by the big dogs and most of you except Twintown all together.

Does this guy ever appreciate the level of knowledge required based behind these responses you all gave.....

I remember passively reading for 18 months before I found techwatch.

Some serious cable specific stuff is available here.....

well done guys

totally agree. i too was passively reading up on these forums for 18 months too.

it as a great help in getting my media centre up and running the way i want.

i have a hmc-2k53a slimline case
integrated HD graphics MB
dual core energy efficent AMD athlon cpu
slotloading slimeline Bu-ray drive
160gb velociraptor hard drive (for Windows vista ultimate OS)
Technotrend 1501-c card
mediabrowser software within media centre

all networked to my 8tb nas which holds all my media content (1tb used)

currently testing DVBLink TVsource (working great so far)

for anyone wanting to learn about how to do things, i would suggest you read and educate yourself first and try out what you have learned. all information you need are within these forums.

[the insaan]

Originally Posted by Ugg

I have been a member here for a while and you get to know who knows there stuff. This thread was attacked by the big dogs and most of you except Twintown all together.

Does this guy ever appreciate the level of knowledge required based behind these responses you all gave.....

I remember passively reading for 18 months before I found techwatch.

Some serious cable specific stuff is available here.....

well done guys

DVB-C/S/T set-up is very different to flashing a box and making it work, your box only has one task to do and the same firmware is tested by everyone. With DVB-C/S/T PC cards you have to understand that people install different codecs and different software, different cards and different decoder software, some use Softcams whrereas some prefer Hardcams.

Them there is the issue of signal strength and and PC processing power and the amount of RAM available and type of operating system the PC is running.

All of the Above are could prove Vitak to making a card work in your PC, its not as stright forward as flashing a Dbox or Eurovox and scanning for channels.

You could compare the two to driving a modern day automatic car as opposed to driving something like a series I landrover, they both drive, just one is a bit harder