DVB-T, dvb-c, dvb-s

tarwad

Where can i buy DVB-T, dvb-c, dvb-s in Dublin, i went to pcworld in blanchardstown and lucan and the sales person didn't know what i was talking about?
Also which one would suit me, i live in a small bedsit and do not have enough room to keep the tv in the room. i thought if i get this i can atleast watch some tv on my laptop.

any help

tarwad

update to my previous post, i'm actually looking for USB DVB-t, DVB-c, DVB-s tv tuner for laptops

Carter P Fly

tarwad wrote: »

update to my previous post, i'm actually looking for USB DVB-t, DVB-c, DVB-s tv tuner for laptops

DVB-t is for terrestrial television, you'll need an aerial of sorts, if no external one an indoor one may be ok if your near a transmitter

DVB-c is for digital cable. It wont work with UPC here anyways so this isnt an option for you.

DVB-S is for satellite and unless you have a sat dis to hook it up to then this isnt what you're looking for.


one of the tuners here shoudl do you nicely. Unless you live right beside a transmitter you'll need a Powered UHF indoor aerial instal of teh little one supplied.

http://www.dabs.ie/category/components-and-storage,graphics--tv-tuners-and-i-o,tv-tuners/11138-48710000-54030000#filters

Sniipe

Carter P Fly wrote: »

DVB-t is for terrestrial television, you'll need an aerial of sorts, if no external one an indoor one may be ok if your near a transmitter

DVB-c is for digital cable. It wont work with UPC here anyways so this isnt an option for you.

DVB-S is for satellite and unless you have a sat dis to hook it up to then this isnt what you're looking for.

So which tuner can you plug into a standard UPC cable?I have UPC digital, but upstairs I just have the UPC cable analogue which is what I want my laptop to plug into.

Carter P Fly

Its not the cable that the problem, its the encryption. you can gat the signal on a dvb-c card but cant decode it.

Sniipe

How come I can get some channels when I plug the cable into a standard TV? (about 14 channels)

Carter P Fly

Sniipe wrote: »

How come I can get some channels when I plug the cable into a standard TV? (about 14 channels)

Thats just an analog signal and you would need an analog reciever card. The Avermedia super007 which I picked up on e-bay for 15 euros which I use for saorview on my htpc also has an analog tuner as well as a dvb-t

http://shop.ebay.ie/i.html?_nkw=hybrid+tuner&_sacat=0&_sop=2&_dmpt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&_odkw=hybrid+tuner+card&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

philahern

Carter P Fly wrote: »

Its not the cable that the problem, its the encryption. you can gat the signal on a dvb-c card but cant decode it.

I haven't been able to confirm but some people are reporting some of the UPC digital channels on the dvb-c as unencrypted. I think its for test purposes. It is illegal however to view these channels without a UPC subscription.

Carter P Fly

philahern wrote: »

I haven't been able to confirm but some people are reporting some of the UPC digital channels on the dvb-c as unencrypted. I think its for test purposes. It is illegal however to view these channels without a UPC subscription.

Problem with that scenario is WAF (wife acceptance factor). If you have a channel working and then next day its not she will give you hell. Its best not to have any channels on the available menu that could disappear randomly at anytime.