[mythtvnz] Sourcing DVB-S cards

[Open Media Support]

> On 6/29/06, OpenMedia Support <support@openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
>> Ah now here is the interesting one. There is a chance we might need
>> DVB-S2 cards rather than straight DVB-S for Optus D1. It depends. I
>> heard that some channels in Europe you can only get with DVB-S2.
>
> Would that be just because of how FreeView transmits or would it be
> due to the satellite itself? Because if it were the later it would
> imply that new Sky decoders would be required for all subscribers,
> right?
>
Appears that it can be enabled on a per-transponder basis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-S2

Optus D1 should be capable of this, the only question is will they turn
it on for SDTV or hold off for HDTV.

Steve

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Steven Ellis - Technical Director
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