original skystar (skystar 1, nexus-s)

[johnc86]

I am considering getting a skystar as Im too skint to justify a dreambox. Its just for a litle mess about with really, wont be needing it for a ll my telly needs

Iv read alot about streaming from pci dvb-s cards to an xbmc and it sounds ideal for when a big match is on etc. Thats all its for tbh.

What I want to know is what does the skystar 2 offer that the original skystar doesnt. Can the original one be used for card sharing? Not that I want to just curious......

Iv seen them going pretty damn cheap so if they can do what the old one could do then I will get one.

 

[HB13DISH]

I am considering getting a skystar as Im too skint to justify a dreambox. Its just for a litle mess about with really, wont be needing it for a ll my telly needs

Iv read alot about streaming from pci dvb-s cards to an xbmc and it sounds ideal for when a big match is on etc. Thats all its for tbh.

What I want to know is what does the skystar 2 offer that the original skystar doesnt. Can the original one be used for card sharing? Not that I want to just curious......

Iv seen them going pretty damn cheap so if they can do what the old one could do then I will get one.

As far as I remember, Skystar 1 has the possibility to add a CAM and smartcard for official subscriptions, while SkyStar 2 doesn't. But you need to buy it as an additional accessory to SkyStar 1.
Also, it has a TV out connector.
However, I would be reluctant to buy SkyStar 1 as the support for it must have ended years ago which could mean problems with newer operating systems like XP and Vista during installation.
It used to be a lot more expensive than Sky Star 2.
What is the price offered now?
I suppose that they are second hand.
Edit: Why did you type Nexus-S in your post? This is a premium card and I doubt if you would get it cheap.

 

[johnc86]

I though they where the nexus was the same card I stand corrected.
It was on ebay but it seems to have been sold or removed. It was about £20 i think, cant remember if that was buy it now or just where it was up to as an auction. Perhaps I will get a skystar 2 after all.

So does the skystar 2 not have a tv out then? I suppose for unofficial purposes you dont need the cam do you as it would ude softcams, is that right?

 

[HB13DISH]

I though they where the nexus was the same card I stand corrected.
It was on ebay but it seems to have been sold or removed. It was about £20 i think, cant remember if that was buy it now or just where it was up to as an auction. Perhaps I will get a skystar 2 after all.

So does the skystar 2 not have a tv out then? I suppose for unofficial purposes you dont need the cam do you as it would ude softcams, is that right?

SkyStar 2 doesn't have a TV out.
The new generation is SkyStar HD which has a CI accessory option if you decide to buy it later on.

 

[BombedOne]

Skystar1 also can't handle too low or too high Symbol Rates - which are quite common these days.

 

[kamaleon]

Nexus is the hauppauge branded version, skystar 1 is the technisat, of course they're all really technotrends

Support exists for XP and Vista, of course. THe only advantage of the card is that it has a hardware mpeg2 decoder which was badly needed back in the days when PCs weren't capable of that is called "hardware mode" and it displays an interlaced image off the tv-out connector. The skystar 2 is a software only card, and thus obviously doesn't have tv-out. You should notice that the Nexus/ss1/whatever is also capable of working in software mode.

 

[BombedOne]

It should be noted - SkyStar1 and SkyStar 1CI are completely different products. While SkyStar1 is genuine technisat product, SkyStar 1CI is just rebranded Twinhan card!