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Message: <blockquote data-quote="william-1" data-source="post: 972495" data-attributes="member: 193781">As mention in other threads NS3 is being used more frequently for some feeds as is 4:2:2 MPEG-4 this is leaving my receivers blind to some transmissions with no stand alone enthusiasts on the horizon to cover these new developments in satellite broadcasting <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />I could add satellite pc cards  TBS6983 Professional DVB-S2 Dual Tuner PCIe Card seems the best for my desktopTBS5925 DVB-S2 TV Tuner USB may be a good place to start with my Sony LaptopThe chances of covering all transmissions seems very remote as NS3 is a game changer <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> as is H265 but there is TBS2603 HD H.264/H.265 HDMI Video Encoder now but if the transmission is in H265 4:2:2 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> you will not see it even if it was FTANo wonder the mass market production just concentrates on the DTH satellites 42 east,28 east,23.5 east,19 east,16 east,13 east ect as this is easy pickings NS3 requires reverse engineering not easy,Feed hunting has had a few breaks over the last 15 years with the SD Blind Scan receivers then HD Blind Scan Receivers  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> then we got lucky with the failure of  Quali-TV QS1080IR Satellite Receiver when they switched to HD there was a large number of Quali-TV QS1080IR Satellite Receiver dumped on the market the only appeal was 4:2:2 SD DVB-S transmissions for a couple of years this was useful but the more transmissions switched to DVB-S2 HD 4:2:2 another game changer along came AZBox P+ a Blind Scan 4:2:2 receiver that also covered DVB-S2 unfortunately this was short lived with the advent of 4:2:2 MPEG-4 & additional codecs changes that the AZBox cannot cope with  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> back to square one as no further satellite receiver advances have been made so looks like the TBS5925 may be the only alternative route let's hope that NS3 does not get too popular with SNG's <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":-rofl2" title="roll on floor    :-rofl2" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-rofl2" /></blockquote>

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