Austar on a laptop

[nihonjin]

Hi is there a device that will allow me use my austar card on my laptop.

I imagine it might need to be usb or perhaps express card. I know i could use a capture card and hook that up to a standard set top box.

Thanks.

[Gonz]

I've just been down this track. Im in far western nsw most weeks with no telly. I got a 80cm dish on a tripod with a 12v strong box. I bought a PCTV usb digital/analogue tuner card, with av inputs.

I connect the decoder to the av inputs to watch it on my laptop.

Hope this helps.

Gonz.

[nihonjin]

thanks Gonz i knew i could do it the way you have suggested i guess i was also looking to see if there was a way to cut out the need for a box and av input and just go straight to a express card cam or something like that.

[urban_s0ulja]

if the laptops got internet access migt be worth looking at a dreambox

[Gonz]

Yeah, no worries. That'd be cool.

gonz.