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<blockquote data-quote="mcraenz" data-source="post: 203434" data-attributes="member: 54136">[USER=59916]DrLurch[/USER], Dish size depends on that you want to pick up, for just freeview stuff (Optus D1) a 60CM dish will be fine if you want a multi LNB setup check out my setup(links below). As far as the LNB it self goes I'd recommend a sharp brand ex sky one. Should be able to get one off trademe for around$20. Very reliable! DVB-S card: If you've got plenty of PCI slots I recommend not getting a hybrid card.&nbsp; You've already got a analog card, if you a single DVB-S card now and a single DVB-T card later you''ll have a pretty sweet setup. The reason I recommend against hybrid cards is that while they do everything (DVB-S, DVB-T, Analog) they normally don't do all these at the same time, so you can't watch an analog channel while recording a sat channel. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong about this.)I'd recommend a Technisat SkyStar2, I've also got a technotrend S1500 card which has been very reliable. I think that there are quite a few people in NZ using Hauppauge Nova-S Plus cards which I think are pretty well supported. If you've only got a couple of PCI slots then a hybrid might be your best bet.My 2 cents worth,mcraenz</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mcraenz, post: 203434, member: 54136"] [USER=59916]DrLurch[/USER], Dish size depends on that you want to pick up, for just freeview stuff (Optus D1) a 60CM dish will be fine if you want a multi LNB setup check out my setup(links below). As far as the LNB it self goes I'd recommend a sharp brand ex sky one. Should be able to get one off trademe for around$20. Very reliable! DVB-S card: If you've got plenty of PCI slots I recommend [B]not [/B]getting a hybrid card. You've already got a analog card, if you a single DVB-S card now and a single DVB-T card later you''ll have a pretty sweet setup. The reason I recommend against hybrid cards is that while they do everything (DVB-S, DVB-T, Analog) they normally don't do all these at the same time, so you can't watch an analog channel while recording a sat channel. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong about this.) I'd recommend a Technisat SkyStar2, I've also got a technotrend S1500 card which has been very reliable. I think that there are quite a few people in NZ using Hauppauge Nova-S Plus cards which I think are pretty well supported. If you've only got a couple of PCI slots then a hybrid might be your best bet. My 2 cents worth, mcraenz [/QUOTE]

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