Hi, Am Samstag, den 17.05.2008, 00:40 +0100 schrieb Tim Hewett: > Try this using VLC: > > vlc dvb:// :dvb-adapter=<YOUR_CARD_NO> :dvb-frequency=10847000 :dvb- > srate=22000000 :programs=6940 > > You might have to select the program manually but this should setup > the tuner ok for you. It is on a DVB-S transponder, not DVB-S2, so any > budget hardware should be fine. > > I overclock my 2GHz AMD64 X2 to 2.4GHz to watch it smoothly, also try > selecting "Bob" as the de-interlacing option to avoid the jagged edges > when the camera pans. > > I've not managed to get VLC to play ITV HD yet as it is a non-standard > broadcast, but it is displayed using DVBViewer under Windows if you > adjust some of the settings for the channel (force it to H.264, mainly). > > The only "special" thing about Freesat is the EPG and interactive > services. All the channels (except ITV HD) can be viewed using any FTA > receiver. Some have found ways to get some FTA HD receivers to display > ITV HD, see some of the threads at Digital Spy. > > HTH, > > Tim. hmm, what is interesting on BBC HD currently, that you can't get anywhere else as well? EPG sucks on all DVB-S stuff. But which content is new there? I assume nothing for now. I doubt anything is worth to move the dish for it. Cheers, Hermann > > > Hi all, I'm interested in watching BBC HD broadcasts from the new > > freesat service. However there seems to be conflicting reports about > > what hardware this is possible with. In particular there is comment > > here from the freesat people that seems to imply that they will use > > some sort access restrictions: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/techdigest/20080423/ttc-opinion-freesat-confusion-and-secrec-e870a33.html > > "would like to clarify that the Hauppauge free-to-air USB2 > > satellite tuner is not a freesat licensed product and as such will > > not receive freesat services. freesat licensed products can be > > identified by the freesat logo and are subject to a stringent test > > and conformance regime." So... 1) does anyone know if the freesat > > broadcasts are encrypted or real free to air? 2) Is anyone > > successfully watching freesat including the BBC HD broadcasts under > > linux? 3) And if so what hardware are you using? (I'm particularly > > interested in USB attached hardware as I have no room in my media > > centre case for a tuner card :D, but maybe I will have to buy a new > > case!) Cheers, Steve. > _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
