On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 9:51 AM, David Lister <foceni@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Manu Abraham wrote: >> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 1:30 AM, David Lister <foceni@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Actually, there are many DVB-S2 cards supporting 45 MS/s, even TeVii S460 >>> can do 2-45 MS/s. I spoke with a fellow TeVii owner, who confirmed the card >>> is working with a 45 MS/s transponder on Express AM2 without *any* issues. >>> All this aside, there aren't any transponders with higher rates than this >>> and there won't be for many years. Who knows how stable would TT even be >>> with such rates? For now, it's irrelevant anyway. I have no problem >>> upgrading to a new card in 3-4 years, providing there will be a stable, >>> fully supported card for Linux with as many satisfied owners as e.g. Nova S2 >>> HD has. >>> >> >> You are talking about a 45 MSPS DVB-S stream on a DVB-S2 demodulator, >> while i was talking about a 45 MSPS DVB-S2 stream on a DVB-S2 demodulator. >> >> Big difference ! >> > > This point is moot in the first place, mate. Especially in USA (original > poster), where it'll take twice the time to reach those rates on DVB-S2. > All current 45 MS/s transponders are QPSK, at least as far as I can > tell. Even if that "technology preview" 8PSK transponder of yours > existed (somewhere above Asia), it's hardly a reason to buy > Linux-unstable cards in EU or USA. Have you tried the card, to state that it is unstable ? I would like to know the basis for your comments to state that it is unstable. > Especially considering OP's quest for > super-stable HW. HD is pretty much beginning and none of it goes over 30 > MS/p. Why hurry, I ask? In 2-3 years time, when your driver is finished > and stable, we'll all happily switch to "generation 2" HW (your term), > if need be. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against TT, -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
