[mythtvnz] HD DVB-T tuner card recommendation

[Nick Rout]

On Nov 13, 2007 11:06 PM, Steven Ellis <steven at openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
> Kenneth Dixon wrote:
> > Thanks for the info.
> > I looked further into it and found the Hauppauge WinTV
> > Nova-T 500, which boasts dual dvb-t tuners one SD and one
> > HD. It is available in Aus, and I think the hd tuner is to
> > handle the increased bandwidth requirements of their full hd
> > (1080p), but Im not sure on this.
> > I shall investigate further.
> >
> >
>
> First up OZ don't have 1080p
>
> Secondly any decent DVB-T tuner will do HD. It is down to the software
> rather than the hardware.
>

So if this is the case, why in the case of DVB-S will we allegedly
need to upgrade to DVB-S2? Surely the same should apply, the card
doesn't care what is in the stream, its up to the software to decipher
it?