If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Internal Satellite Receiver for PC ?

v10 · 2009-02-16 20:17:51

Is there such thing ? Like a PCI device or the likes ?

16-02-2009 8:17pm

#1

v10

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,866 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 2002

Posts: 1674

Is there such thing ? Like a PCI device or the likes ?

0

Comments

#2 16-02-2009 9:05pm

mjsmyth

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2005

Posts: 938

Take a look at these..

http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/site/products/prods_nova_internal.html

0
#3 16-02-2009 9:08pm

8kvscdpglqnyr4

Closed Accounts Posts: 413 ✭✭

Join Date: August 2006

Posts: 361

Yes.
You can get PCI or PCI express or USB DVB-S cards for a PC that allow you to watch TV on your PC (HTPC).

For example, I have a silent PC that looks more like an amp from a sound system sitting under my TV. It has a dual DVB-S card and a dual analogue card in it so I can watch/record all free satellite channels and Irish analogue channels - it's all operated by a single remote. It has a DVD player built in. It has all my music and photos on it too.

If you have more questions, it might be worth taking them to theHTPC & Media Centre forum.

0
#4 16-02-2009 9:11pm

FunkyDa

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭

Join Date: January 2006

Posts: 186

http://www.dvbshop.net/

Try these people.

0
#5 17-02-2009 10:29pm

v10

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,866 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 2002

Posts: 1674

Bought THIS I hope it does the job !

0
#6 18-02-2009 9:41am

Fat_Fingers

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2007

Posts: 1199

yes, it will work for MPEG2 - standard definition. It will not work on HD channels.

0
Advertisement
#7 18-02-2009 10:56am

syboit

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,171 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2005

Posts: 2095

I think bbchd and itvhd are still running in dvb-s , so that card should work. You can do the mpeg4 decoding in software. But if/when they move over to dvb-s2 that card wont work for those HD channels.

0
#8 18-02-2009 3:36pm

8kvscdpglqnyr4

Closed Accounts Posts: 413 ✭✭

Join Date: August 2006

Posts: 361

It will work for BBCHD - they're still using DVB-S.

0