Hi Leroy, Have a look at TBS QBOX S2. They sell them on Ebay. I haven't got one of these but I did just purchase a TBS6891 DVB-S2 twin tuner which is a pci-e and it seems to work ok.
Mickstv
Hi All,
Just thinking of getting a USB DVB-S2 satellite tuner for use with TSReader, DVB Viewer etc and wondering what people use?
I'm thinking USB only because I mostly use a laptop these days.
Any suggestions/recommendations?
Leroy
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Hi Leroy, Have a look at TBS QBOX S2. They sell them on Ebay. I haven't got one of these but I did just purchase a TBS6891 DVB-S2 twin tuner which is a pci-e and it seems to work ok.
Mickstv
LeroyPatrol (22-02-11),weirdo (21-02-11),Xplorer (22-02-11)
LeroyPatrol (22-02-11),Xplorer (22-02-11)
I've just noticed the also do a QBOX version 3. Which does receive a few more S2 modes......DVB-S2/DVB-S DIRECTV 8PSK QPSK Demodulator.
8PSK/H-8PSK/QPSK/BPSK mode
It might be a better version to consider buying than the other one I posted.
Maybe compare all the spec's between the two units.
Mickstv
Xplorer (23-02-11)
Whilst the application software determines what use you get out of the streams it's also critical to choose hardware that has well designed drivers for full DVB-S2 support and doesn't react badly when other similar devices are connected to the USB bus or PCI slots.
An example of a DVB-S2 USB tuner that I swear by is the Tevii S660 which has excellent drivers. Technotrend tuners on the other hand have horrible drivers that haven't been improved and debugged properly for a long time.
If you only have a single tuner connected to your PC then you won't experience any significant driver issues with most software, but if you use 9 tuners on a PC like me then driver conflict and issues can be a big problem.
LeroyPatrol (25-02-11),marty 17 (23-02-11),Xplorer (23-02-11)
what DVB-S2 software supports DisEQC properly?
can't get it to work properly with DVB-Viewer with my TBS card (6980 I think)
Last edited by mickstv; 25-02-11 at 10:43 AM.
Hi,
I do not use it much now (got myself VuDuo box) but TBS dual tunner worked with DiseqC very well with DVBViewer stright out of the box. I would check your Diseq switch.
Cheers.
EDIT: my gratitude for NZ's people in the time like this, hope all your relatives are ok.
Last edited by mborkp; 25-02-11 at 03:46 PM.
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