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<blockquote data-quote="RobNorthcott" data-source="post: 756824" data-attributes="member: 57999"><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 1.1.2.0</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: Blue3 Wide</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: XP Home SP3</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4450e</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: WD 160GB + 2TB Caviar Black SATA</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 2GB DDR2</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: MSI K9N6SGM-V (micro ATX, nForce chipset)</p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: Gigabyte ATI HD4550 Passive, PCIe</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: 10.12</p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: On-board Realtek ALC883</p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: Hauppauge HVR3000 (only using DVB-S part)</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Type</strong>: Hybrid DVB-S, DVB-T, Analogue</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Driver</strong>: 2.126.28225</p><p><strong>2. TV Card</strong>: Twinhan 3020c (DVB-T)</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Type</strong>: DVB-T</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Driver</strong>: 1.2.3.8</p><p><strong>3. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: PowerDVD 10 (ffdshow for DVD)</p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: ffdshow</p><p><strong>h.264 Video Codec</strong>: CoreAVC 2</p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: Astra 28.2E + Eurobird 28.5E</p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: Antec Fusion (silver, with VFD)</p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: 2x120mm case fans, 90mm Noctua on CPU</p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: Antec 430W</p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: Microsoft IR remote + keyboard</p><p><strong>TV</strong>: Samsung 26" LCD</p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: VGA Sub-D (1360x768)</p><p></p><p>I'm sure I've seen this discussed before but I can't find it...</p><p></p><p>Thinking about the possibility of using a power-pass splitter to get some use out of a second DVB-S card without having to run a second cable to the dish. Seems tempting for the price of a splitter, but I can think of a few reasons why it might be too much hassle to be worth doing.</p><p></p><p>I've only got one cable to the dish, but there will shortly be a dual tuner in my HTPC. Running a second cable for a dual LNB would obviously be the best solution, but it's all the way through the house under the floor so it's not going to get done in the near future! On the other hand it would be nice to make use (even limited) of the second tuner...</p><p></p><p>Using a power-pass splitter would mean in theory the second tuner could pick up any transponder on the same polarity as the first tuner. Sounds useful, but would only be practical if MP's card selection code knows that the polarity has to match. Also I suppose it would have to know to leave the first tuner enabled to power the LNB in the case of overlapping recordings where the "slave" tuner's programme continues after the main one has finished.</p><p></p><p>Has anybody played with this sort of thing with any success or is it just a massive can of worms? (or should I just get my arse in gear and run that second cable? )</p><p></p><p>Rob</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RobNorthcott, post: 756824, member: 57999"] [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 1.1.2.0 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: Blue3 Wide [b]Windows Version[/b]: XP Home SP3 [b]CPU Type[/b]: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4450e [b]HDD[/b]: WD 160GB + 2TB Caviar Black SATA [b]Memory[/b]: 2GB DDR2 [b]Motherboard[/b]: MSI K9N6SGM-V (micro ATX, nForce chipset) [b]Video Card[/b]: Gigabyte ATI HD4550 Passive, PCIe [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: 10.12 [b]Sound Card[/b]: On-board Realtek ALC883 [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: [b]1. TV Card[/b]: Hauppauge HVR3000 (only using DVB-S part) [b]1. TV Card Type[/b]: Hybrid DVB-S, DVB-T, Analogue [b]1. TV Card Driver[/b]: 2.126.28225 [b]2. TV Card[/b]: Twinhan 3020c (DVB-T) [b]2. TV Card Type[/b]: DVB-T [b]2. TV Card Driver[/b]: 1.2.3.8 [b]3. TV Card[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]4. TV Card[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: PowerDVD 10 (ffdshow for DVD) [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: ffdshow [b]h.264 Video Codec[/b]: CoreAVC 2 [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: Astra 28.2E + Eurobird 28.5E [b]HTPC Case[/b]: Antec Fusion (silver, with VFD) [b]Cooling[/b]: 2x120mm case fans, 90mm Noctua on CPU [b]Power Supply[/b]: Antec 430W [b]Remote[/b]: Microsoft IR remote + keyboard [b]TV[/b]: Samsung 26" LCD [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: VGA Sub-D (1360x768) I'm sure I've seen this discussed before but I can't find it... Thinking about the possibility of using a power-pass splitter to get some use out of a second DVB-S card without having to run a second cable to the dish. Seems tempting for the price of a splitter, but I can think of a few reasons why it might be too much hassle to be worth doing. I've only got one cable to the dish, but there will shortly be a dual tuner in my HTPC. Running a second cable for a dual LNB would obviously be the best solution, but it's all the way through the house under the floor so it's not going to get done in the near future! On the other hand it would be nice to make use (even limited) of the second tuner... Using a power-pass splitter would mean in theory the second tuner could pick up any transponder on the same polarity as the first tuner. Sounds useful, but would only be practical if MP's card selection code knows that the polarity has to match. Also I suppose it would have to know to leave the first tuner enabled to power the LNB in the case of overlapping recordings where the "slave" tuner's programme continues after the main one has finished. Has anybody played with this sort of thing with any success or is it just a massive can of worms? (or should I just get my arse in gear and run that second cable? ) Rob [/QUOTE]
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