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| Author: | mattshaw [ Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | New System |
Hi there I am just about to bite the bullet and buy a new tv system, courtesy of my latest work bonus, after the one in my sig below stopped working a few months back (Motherboard fault, I think). I will be getting a new LCD or plasma, so may need a new graphics card, and I plan on re-using the 2 dvbt cards for UK Freeview, my longterm plan is to get a motherboard and CPU that is capable of dealing with HD recording and watching, along with the freeview. I am very confused about the dvb-s situation. I have read a few posts from people using the older/original dvb-s cards to capture the HD fta broadcasts, and have also seen mention of the new dvb-s2 cards. A friend of mine is using a dvbs2 with WINMCE (yuk!) and says it is brilliant. I obviously want the HD to be captured and played back in all of its glory, just a bit confused as to which card(s) I need. Could one of you lovely people give me some help with the dvbs/2 issue, also a few cpu and graphic cards recommendations would be lovely. Really sorry to hear the terrible news about Dale, he will be missed....Best wishes to all who were close to him.... |
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| Author: | falinskip [ Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | suggestion |
Hi There, You might want to go with a standard motherboard (a dragon or reference motherboard). One of the ones that I saw that looked good was the "Parcel" the Cecil had built (specs below). I run a two HD3000 cards and it works great. My co worker runs a HD Homerun and it works very well also (plus it is external to your mythbox...less heat and more room in your PC). # CASE: Athenatech Black SECC # PSU: See above # MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE] GA-M78SM-S2H # CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ # RAM: 2 Gigabytes. # CPU HEATSINK: Stock AMD. # NORTHBRIDGE HEATSINK: N/A # CD/DVD-RW: Samsung 22X dual layer DVDRW. # HDD: 500 gigabyte WD. # GRAPHICS CARD: See motherboard link (nVidia GeForce 8200). # SOUNDCARD: See motherboard link. # TUNER CARD: Pinnacle PCTV HD PCI. # REMOTE CONTROL: Pinnacle remote included with tuner. # WIRELESS KEYBOARD: Phillips SWK-8630 Good Luck |
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| Author: | mattshaw [ Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:26 am ] |
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When I said I was confused about what hardware to get, I meant do I need to get a dvbs2 card for satellite HD channels, or will a standard dvbs card suffice ??? I was also asking about the most future proof processor to get, what with Blu-ray discs and hd tv recording/playback in mind.... Can anyone please help |
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| Author: | alien [ Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:52 am ] |
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DVB-S vs. DVB-S2 is a difference in encoding. HD can be broadcast over DVB-S. According to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-S2 DVB-S2 is still experimental in the UK. Basically, DVB-S should work for now, but may need to be replaced in a few years. Where I am, DVB-S2 cards cost roughly 3x a DVB-S card. I bought a DVB-S card and by time I need a S2 card, they should be much cheaper. Also, DVB-S2 cards are newer, so finding linux supported ones is more difficult too. I have to admit, I haven't tried HD. You might want to double check with other UK people who have done HD to confirm DVB-S works there. |
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