best dvb tv card for pc + mce

[weebroonieuk]

i want to build a media pc id like two digital tuners for it so i can record one channel view another or is there any excellent dvb twin tuners out there ?

can be pci or pcie ive not decided on what mobo to get yet

[weebroonieuk]

oh must have hardware encoding !

[weebroonieuk]

anyone ?

[mahenworld]

As far as I am aware, at present atleast, there is no hardware encoding digital (Freeview) card available in the UK. If you want a hardware encoding card then your only option is to go with an analogue one.

I am currently using a Terratec 2400i DT card which is working just fine and I would even go far as to recommend it.

[weebroonieuk]

well i searched and searched and found this card and bought it earlier today ...

http://www.theglowlounge.com/catalog...roducts_id/637

[Lee H]

I current use 2 x Nova-T (909) based cards in media centre. Excellent quality recording, and the 2 cards cost about the same as 1 dual tuner really

[weebroonieuk]

i know i could have went the twin card route but then i need to feed 2 ariels in with the card i chose it splits it for you on the card

[directhex]

i know i could have went the twin card route but then i need to feed 2 ariels in with the card i chose it splits it for you on the card

this card is a joke really. a single arial connector, sure - but only one PCI dvb card. you have to plug the USB connector on the back of the card *back* into a usb socket on your pc (making a loop), and have a separate set of completely different drivers, for the USB part and PCI part. terratec's PCIe card is the real deal - shame about the drivers.

oh must have hardware encoding !

um... there's no such thing as a "hardware encoder" on dvb - the signal it receives is already pure MPEG. there's nothing more to encode.

[weebroonieuk]

this card is a joke really. a single arial connector, sure - but only one PCI dvb card. you have to plug the USB connector on the back of the card *back* into a usb socket on your pc (making a loop), and have a separate set of completely different drivers, for the USB part and PCI part. terratec's PCIe card is the real deal - shame about the drivers.



um... there's no such thing as a "hardware encoder" on dvb - the signal it receives is already pure MPEG. there's nothing more to encode.

good !