Do I need other utilities than ProgDVB?

[emotland]

I am a Mac user, but now have the possibility to get a laptop from 2006 with Windows XP cheap from a mate at work. I will only use this for satellite receiving purposes.

I have read different threads about 4.2.2 sat feeds received on a pc, but there is one thing I haven´t found an answer for yet:

Will I need anything else than the laptop, ProgDVB software and my Vantage HD 8000s to receive FTA signals? What about the mentioned 4.2.2 feeds?

 

[Satcom1]

I am a Mac user, but now have the possibility to get a laptop from 2006 with Windows XP cheap from a mate at work. I will only use this for satellite receiving purposes.

I have read different threads about 4.2.2 sat feeds received on a pc, but there is one thing I haven´t found an answer for yet:

Will I need anything else than the laptop, ProgDVB software and my Vantage HD 8000s to receive FTA signals? What about the mentioned 4.2.2 feeds?

This STB has a USB port that allows an PC to read its hard drive. That does not seem to me the same as a USB Satellite PCI device. Do you know of anyone that is using this configured with a PC and ProgDVB?

ProgDVB has great support for 4.2.2 and other HD formats. But contact Prog to see if he supports the Vantage HD 8000s .

 

[emotland]

Thanks - I will do that.

I don´t know of any using this Vantage model together with a pc. Anyone on this forum?

 

[Huevos]

That USB port is for updating the box firmware, channel lists and keys. It's not for video streaming (that's my understanding anyway). If you want to view 4:2:2 you need either a Linux box to stream to pc, a DVB-S pci or usb receiver, or a dedicated receiver like the Quali or Azbox.