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<blockquote data-quote="rolfw" data-source="post: 6423" data-attributes="member: 175057">[updated:LAST EDITED ON 09-Dec-01 AT 10:32 AM (GMT)]Hi s*t*a*r*m*a*n Long time no speak, how's it going up there in the cold bit? <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" />I'm just trying to buy a second hand Hyundai with irdeto freecam, I might keep the PC card, but will probably sell it as like you I now have broadband by one of the terrestrial options.I would say though that it has been an interesting challenge over the past year to get it working with everything and largely successfully.I still feel that they have a long way to go with the software for them to take a significant market share. Things like capture should be available with the card, but another module is needed, I think it's called the Gravis, more expense. As you say, the picture quality is good, I have mine running via the scart on my normal TV as well as on the 21 inch monitor as a 1/4 screen, which works very well for me.Overall, for someone who doesn't already have a tv in the room where the PC is and wants some interesting satellite TV, then the cards are a relatively good value option, otherwise go for stand alone.RolfPS still stuck on 19.2 at the moment so can't comment on Palco, but the Absat package still has the bad frame rate and no further info from David at Pentamedia in Camberley.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rolfw, post: 6423, member: 175057"] [updated:LAST EDITED ON 09-Dec-01 AT 10:32 AM (GMT)]Hi s*t*a*r*m*a*n Long time no speak, how's it going up there in the cold bit? :) I'm just trying to buy a second hand Hyundai with irdeto freecam, I might keep the PC card, but will probably sell it as like you I now have broadband by one of the terrestrial options. I would say though that it has been an interesting challenge over the past year to get it working with everything and largely successfully. I still feel that they have a long way to go with the software for them to take a significant market share. Things like capture should be available with the card, but another module is needed, I think it's called the Gravis, more expense. As you say, the picture quality is good, I have mine running via the scart on my normal TV as well as on the 21 inch monitor as a 1/4 screen, which works very well for me. Overall, for someone who doesn't already have a tv in the room where the PC is and wants some interesting satellite TV, then the cards are a relatively good value option, otherwise go for stand alone. Rolf PS still stuck on 19.2 at the moment so can't comment on Palco, but the Absat package still has the bad frame rate and no further info from David at Pentamedia in Camberley. [/QUOTE]

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