Which card is best?

[degsey]

Hi,
I am new to Satellite and have just bought a dish and cable. My next step is to get a PCI card for my PC. I have been looking at the following.

TechniSat Tunerkarte SkyStar HD 2

Hauppauge WinTV Nova S2-HD

Which one do you guys think is the best and do you think my PC would be up to running HD. Cheers.

Degsey

 

[HB13DISH]

Hi,
I am new to Satellite and have just bought a dish and cable. My next step is to get a PCI card for my PC. I have been looking at the following.

TechniSat Tunerkarte SkyStar HD 2

Hauppauge WinTV Nova S2-HD

Which one do you guys think is the best and do you think my PC would be up to running HD. Cheers.

Degsey

The Technisat has a CI CAM option (extra) which enables you to open official packages like adult or foreign if you decide later on on buying, while the Hauppauge doesn't have this option for HD, only for SD.
Just make sure the Technisat card is for satellite.

 

[tonemorgan]

I got the Technisat about a year ago and am very happy. I run it on a similar set up to what you have and it hasn't missed a beat. Am using the CI module with a UPC card.

The only thing I was disappointed with was the packaged software which I found to slow. But I bought DVBViewer which works very well and has lots of options for HTPC etc.

goodluck

 

[degsey]

Thanks guys,
HB13DISH - I think from your advice I will go for the Technisat..I like the CI Cam option for HD.

I am a bit woried about buying the wrong card. How do I make sure its for Satellite?.

tonemorgan - Thanks it good to know my PC is up to it. Cheers, Degsey.

 

[HB13DISH]

Thanks guys,
HB13DISH - I think from your advice I will go for the Technisat..I like the CI Cam option for HD.

I am a bit woried about buying the wrong card. How do I make sure its for Satellite?.

tonemorgan - Thanks it good to know my PC is up to it. Cheers, Degsey.

Visit the Technisat website
This is the card and the CI option
_http://www.technisat.com/index4986.html?nav=PC_products,en,76-215
_http://www.technisat.com/indexf40a.html?nav=PC_products,en,76-219

 

[degsey]

Thanks HB3DISH,

I bought the skystar hd2 and have just finished fitting it to my pc. I have to fit my dish and run cable tomorrow. Thanks for the help.
Regards, degsey.

 

[HB13DISH]

Thanks HB3DISH,

I bought the skystar hd2 and have just finished fitting it to my pc. I have to fit my dish and run cable tomorrow. Thanks for the help.
Regards, degsey.

Great.
Good luck with the installation and enjoy your new toy.

 

[BombedOne]

Recently I've purchased AverMedia DVB-S Hybrid II card (A706R) and very amazed by just fantastic sensitivity it has! For example, where other receivers (a lot of them checked) report "no signal", this card locks signal, finds channel, and even can partially watch. Where's other have "weak signal" this one displays absolutely trouble free signal.

BIG drawback is:
1. bundled media center software is very limited capability.
2. diseqc control works only in progdvb