Dirk Koopman wrote: > Does anybody have any metrics as to which is better:- > > 1. a cheapo PCI card (say a conexant based one like the Hauppauge > nova-T). > 2. a USB based unit. > > I am toying with the idea of making a central server with all the > Freeview multiplexes available in parallel (6 devices). There are no > easily available 6 PCI slot motherboards (that I know of) and, anyway, I > would need another slot for a suitable NIC to allow a decent network > topology thru the switch. A better solution could be two servers, each with 3 PCI DVB cards. That would leave space for a network card if the on-board NICs weren't suitable. But I'm curious to know why you would need such a beast... Dave.
