On Sat, 2007-11-03 at 21:18 +0100, P. van Gaans wrote: > On 11/03/2007 03:37 PM, Nicolas Will wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > Now that my DVB-T setup is mostly clean and stable, it is probably time > > to introduce some new stuff ;o) > > > > I really have 3 questions. > > > > In DVB-S in general, can I have one receiving card and 2 LNBs with a > > DiSEqC switch (2 dishes on 2 different satellites)? > > > > Is the BBC Freesat in UK in DVB-S or in DVB-S2, especially regarding > > eventual HD content? > > > > I think the PCI DVB-S cards are mostly well supported. It appears that > > DVB-S2 is still up in the aire regarding Linux support. Any special > > recommendations for PCI hardware? > > > > Thanks for your help and pointers. > > > > Nico > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-dvb mailing list > > linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb > > > > BBC/ITV Freesat is DVB-S. BBC HD is also still available in DVB-S, but > it's possible BBC HD will move to a DVB-S2 transponder in the future. > It's hard to say if (or more likely: when) that will happen. BBC HD is > h.264. > > Channel 4 and Five are still encrypted in Videoguard. Channel 4 will > most likely go FTA soon, the future of Five is unclear. I think it's > best to pick up those channels from DVB-T for now. > > "In DVB-S in general, can I have one receiving card and 2 LNBs with a > DiSEqC switch (2 dishes on 2 different satellites)?" > Yes. > > For recommendations: I would prefer the Technotrend S-1500. The board > design is a bit better compared to the KNC1, the CI cable can be > replaced when broken (standard SCSI cable where KNC1 uses something I've > never seen before) and it has a remote control. If you're going to use a > CAM, stay away from Twinhan. If you just want some FTA-card, I'm not > sure which one would be best. You could obviously save some money by not > taking a CI if you're not planning on using a CAM anyway. > > For DVB-S2, Technotrend S2-3200 seems the safest choice, but AFAIK it > doesn't run as smooth on Linux as, say, the S-1500. Thanks very much for your answer. OK, as a safety measure and I'll go and invest less in the Technotrend S-1500 as initially planned; better support, option to go CI/CAM if I ever want to for some French TV package. I'll plug it to a Diseqc switch, one dish toward a bird with FTA French channels, another towards Astra and getting BBC HD while it lasts. The rest will be coming from DVB-T. Nico http://www.youplala.net/linux/home-theater-pc _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
