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TV Tuner Cards

  • 31-08-2016 9:45pm
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    Boarddit
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    So I am planning on building a htpc, and getting rid of sky. I wat to use the htpc as a satellite receiver for free to air channels and hd where available, but I am overwhelmed by all the options for cards, and the accompanying jargon. Can anybody suggest some good cards that would be suitable? I want to be able to watch and record


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    Johnboy1951
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    Boarddit wrote: »
    So I am planning on building a htpc, and getting rid of sky. I wat to use the htpc as a satellite receiver for free to air channels and hd where available, but I am overwhelmed by all the options for cards, and the accompanying jargon. Can anybody suggest some good cards that would be suitable? I want to be able to watch and record

    I presently use TBS cards. They are robust and reliable.
    There are cheaper cards out there.

    If starting from scratch you could also consider getting a SAT>IPTV LNB, which has, essentially, 8 tuners built in and provides the signal from the dish in IP format over a single CAT 6 cable which can be plugged into your LAN or HTPC.
    It is of course costly, but there is no need for Satellite tuner cards in a HTPC as it is all done at the Sat Dish.

    If starting from scratch I would go this route, eliminating the requirements of housing, powering etc the Sat tuner cards. No multiple co-ax cables to be run from dish to HTPC ... an ether cable suffices.


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