Assuming that this works okay, nobody has voiced that having two of the same device under linux is going to be a problem?
Thanks,
Mike.
2008/6/9 Another Sillyname <anothersname@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
Mike
Bandwidth is a problem for Freesat HD.....on DVB-T the BBC test in HD
was using up to 24mbps as against a 'normal' channel using
4-6Mbps....I don't know the Sat numbers but would expect them to be in
the same order.
If you want to record more then 1 HD channel at a time you could well
start to saturate the USB bus (Some PC's have different USB devices on
different busses so it's worthy checking).....the other issue I've
found is that USB devices can run a bit 'warm' and have no real
cooling....this can cause cutouts in warm weather (never used to be a
problem in the UK but has been the last few summers).
J
2008/6/9 Mike Beeson <michaelbeeson@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Thanks everyone. This is really helpful info.
>
> I'd like to go DVB-S2 for future compatibility as I don't want to junk the
> tuners and get new ones if the BBC or ITV decide to go to DVB-S2. It looks
> like the Technotrend S3600 is the best option at the moment.
>
> My main concern is having two of these USB and whether I will get any
> trouble with this??
>
> Mike.
>
>
> On 09/06/2008, Robert <RobertCL@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, June 9, 2008 1:30 pm, Mike Beeson wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I've searched high and low, but can't find a product (either USB, PCI or
>> > PCI-E) that can allow me to have twin tuners and pick up the UK freesat
>> > service (with BBC and ITV HD content). Does such a thing exist?
>> >
>> > I wouldn't mid going with 2 single tuner USB products, but even then I'm
>> > not
>> > sure what is required.
>> >
>> > The wiki pages don't seem to offer any light and neither does a large
>> > amount
>> > of googling.
>> >
>>
>> I've been looking for the same thing for a while, and haven't found
>> anything. I was planning on buying the Technotrend S-1500 (PCI card)
>> which appears to be fairly well supported.
>>
>> I think someone else has said it, but all freesat broadcasts are currently
>> DVB-S only. I can currently get BBCHD and ITVHD using the DVB-S part of
>> my HVR-3000 (Analog + DVB-T + DVB-S hybrid card)
>>
>> I think that DVB-S2 support in Linux is still fairly new, and not
>> officially supported by (m)any apps (VDR or MythTv)
>>
>> Robert.
>>
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