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<blockquote data-quote="topdiggy2" data-source="post: 275169" data-attributes="member: 77180">Its not a DVB that you wantHello Hermy65 - I am new to this MP software, however, i have been designing my HTPC setup for a whole house install im working on. And i can tell you based on what i have found in my research, what you need is a &quot;TV tuner card&quot;, which is completely different from a DVB-x(t,S, and i forgot the other) card.A DVB-x card lets you take straight signal into your computer to be de-coded and whatever a reciever does to the raw signal within your software like MediaPortal and some others to produce the picture. A DVB cards turns your PC into a satellite reciever.A TV turner card takes cable from your reciever and displays it on your computer so you can watch tv on your computer.&nbsp; Since you are buying a DishNetwork&nbsp; dual-turner reciever, you want a tuner card....because your reciever has already done the work.I would go with any cheap TV tunercard that supports standard definition or if you are getting HD then get a HD card. You will be fine. I am not sure if a DVB card can tune as well without programing the software and finding the satelite channels and all that &quot;out of the box&quot;.&nbsp; A tv turner card can, out of the box. But, if you want a DVB card then you may as well just take the extra step and forget the reciever and get a DVB-s card and manage demodulation and PVR functions in the HTPC.I am pretty sure i am right about this<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />, but, if im not, please feel free to correct me! - Topdiggy2</blockquote>

[QUOTE="topdiggy2, post: 275169, member: 77180"] [b]Its not a DVB that you want[/b] Hello Hermy65 - I am new to this MP software, however, i have been designing my HTPC setup for a whole house install im working on. And i can tell you based on what i have found in my research, what you need is a "TV tuner card", which is completely different from a DVB-x(t,S, and i forgot the other) card. A [I]DVB-x [/I]card lets you take straight signal into your computer to be de-coded and whatever a reciever does to the raw signal within your software like MediaPortal and some others to produce the picture. A DVB cards turns your PC into a satellite reciever. A [I]TV turner card [/I]takes cable from your reciever and displays it on your computer so you can watch tv on your computer. Since you are buying a DishNetwork dual-turner reciever, you want a tuner card....because your reciever has already done the work. I would go with any cheap TV tunercard that supports standard definition or if you are getting HD then get a HD card. You will be fine. I am not sure if a DVB card can tune as well without programing the software and finding the satelite channels and all that "out of the box". A tv turner card can, out of the box. But, if you want a DVB card then you may as well just take the extra step and forget the reciever and get a DVB-s card and manage demodulation and PVR functions in the HTPC. I am pretty sure i am right about this:cool:, but, if im not, please feel free to correct me! - Topdiggy2 [/QUOTE]

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