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<blockquote data-quote="RobNorthcott" data-source="post: 809304" data-attributes="member: 57999">My BGT3600 is working nicely now, but I could not get it to work at all with the motherboard I had in my HTPC at the time.&nbsp; BlackGold support just gave me standard fob-offs about &quot;obsolete operating system&quot; because I was using XP, but it didn't work in Windows 7 either on that board.&nbsp; It was an MSI K9N6SGM-V, with nvidia chipset.&nbsp; I tried everything to get it working (BIOS settings etc), but the system would just hang as soon as I installed the BGT drivers (in either OS).&nbsp; Swapped the board for an ASUS M2A-VM (AMD chipset) and all is well.&nbsp; I don't know if it was the chipset or just that particular board that the tuner didn't get on with, but it really didn't like it.But yes, recording both S2 and T2 at the same time is fine - although I've never tried more than three channels at the same time.&nbsp; The tuners are far more sensitive than my old ones as well - I used to get terrible reception on anything on Eurobird (Hauppauge HVR3000), and extremely bad DVB-T reception (Twinhan 3020), and always blamed it on my dish and aerial (both diy jobs), but now everything's rock solid.&nbsp; I'd certainly recommend the 3600, but watch out for hardware compatibility issues (allegedly I'm BG's only customer to have had a problem <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />).RobThe trouble with doing that is that MP's tuner choosing code isn't &quot;brainy&quot; enough to deal with conflicts in staggered recordings.&nbsp; I use DVB-S primarily, but currently only have one cable through the house, so use DVB-T as a backup to resolve conflicts.&nbsp; DVB-T coverage here is very limited (only the basic channels), so a lot of channels are only available on DVB-S.&nbsp; The &quot;safe&quot; way to set this up should be to put the DVB-T as the highest priority, but then it uses DVB-T for all normal watching of normal channels, and the terrestrial reception is not as good as the satellite (although it's much better now with the new tuner).&nbsp; At the moment I don't have any channels linked, and just have the DVB-T in a separate channel group for manual resolution of recording conflicts.With DVB-S on highest priority the -S tuner would be hogged by any recording, then another overlapping recording on an S-only channel would fail.&nbsp; Ideally I'd like to be able to tell MP to use the DVB-T tuner only if a subsequent overlapping recording needs the S tuner.&nbsp; But TBH this happens quite rarely so I'm happy with the manual method now.Rob</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RobNorthcott, post: 809304, member: 57999"] My BGT3600 is working nicely now, but I could not get it to work at all with the motherboard I had in my HTPC at the time. BlackGold support just gave me standard fob-offs about "obsolete operating system" because I was using XP, but it didn't work in Windows 7 either on that board. It was an MSI K9N6SGM-V, with nvidia chipset. I tried everything to get it working (BIOS settings etc), but the system would just hang as soon as I installed the BGT drivers (in either OS). Swapped the board for an ASUS M2A-VM (AMD chipset) and all is well. I don't know if it was the chipset or just that particular board that the tuner didn't get on with, but it really didn't like it. But yes, recording both S2 and T2 at the same time is fine - although I've never tried more than three channels at the same time. The tuners are far more sensitive than my old ones as well - I used to get terrible reception on anything on Eurobird (Hauppauge HVR3000), and extremely bad DVB-T reception (Twinhan 3020), and always blamed it on my dish and aerial (both diy jobs), but now everything's rock solid. I'd certainly recommend the 3600, but watch out for hardware compatibility issues (allegedly I'm BG's only customer to have had a problem ;)). Rob The trouble with doing that is that MP's tuner choosing code isn't "brainy" enough to deal with conflicts in staggered recordings. I use DVB-S primarily, but currently only have one cable through the house, so use DVB-T as a backup to resolve conflicts. DVB-T coverage here is very limited (only the basic channels), so a lot of channels are only available on DVB-S. The "safe" way to set this up should be to put the DVB-T as the highest priority, but then it uses DVB-T for all normal watching of normal channels, and the terrestrial reception is not as good as the satellite (although it's much better now with the new tuner). At the moment I don't have any channels linked, and just have the DVB-T in a separate channel group for manual resolution of recording conflicts. With DVB-S on highest priority the -S tuner would be hogged by any recording, then another overlapping recording on an S-only channel would fail. Ideally I'd like to be able to tell MP to use the DVB-T tuner only if a subsequent overlapping recording needs the S tuner. But TBH this happens quite rarely so I'm happy with the manual method now. Rob [/QUOTE]

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