[mythtvnz] Sourcing DVB-S cards

[Wade Maxfield]

>On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:06:49 +1200
>Steve Hodge wrote:
>
>>  On 6/28/06, Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz> wrote:
>>  > Steve Hodge wrote:
>>  > > That's the one I've got. It works perfectly with TVNZ's test
>>  > > transmissions on Optus B1. I've got it set as the highest priority for
>>  > > One and 2 as the quality is much better than what comes out of my Sky
>>  > > decoder.
>>  >
>>  > So it should as your sky decoder has to turn it into analogue and then
>>  > your pvr or whatever is redigitising it.
>>
>>  Yup. My point is that TVNZ's "test" signal has been completely
>>  reliable for the 9+ months I've been using it.
>>
>
>I thought that the signal was not so much a test as the fact that Sky
>doesn't encrypt TV1/2, ie aren't you watching the same signal as
>watching TV1/2 through the sky box?
>
>Or are you?
>
>Confused of Lyttelton!
>
>--
>Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>

I don't know about sky encoding/not encoding, but there are 3 
different One's and a couple of TV2's you can pick up via Optus B1. 
I think they are regionalised versions.

I've got this card as well, and have set it's priority so it's 
responsible for recording One and TV2.
  - Wade