[mythtvnz] PCIe DVB-S/S2 card

[Noel & Di]

Steve Hodge wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Stephen Worthington 
> <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz <mailto:stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz>> wrote:
>
>     I have a Sky dish
>     connected to a Sky decoder (Pace DSR600) next to my MythTV box.  The
>     installers wired it for two connections to the dish in case I later
>     wanted a MySky box, so I have a spare connection I can use for a DVB-S
>     card.  But will that work with a Sky decoder on the other connector?
>
>
> Yes.
>  
>
>     Do I need DVB-S or DVB-S2?  All the DVB-S2 cards I have seen so far
>     seem to also do DVB-S anyway.  And will I be able to get both the
>     Freeview and Sky EIT data with just one DVB-S/S2 card?
>
>
> DVB-S. The HD channels are DVB-S2 but they're encrypted anyway. You 
> can get Freeview and Sky EIT data with a single card.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
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Hi Stephen
Have a look at this twin-tuner card.  Runs OK with multirec.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Components/Other-PCI-cards/auction-277227696.htm
Having two tuners on the one card keeps things clean and simple
Noel