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<blockquote data-quote="RobNorthcott" data-source="post: 540197" data-attributes="member: 57999">I'm afraid it's another &quot;what card should I buy&quot; thread, but I couldn't find quite what I want to know from existing threads, so here goes...At the moment I'm using a Hauppauge HVR-3000 hybrid card, only using its DVB-S tuner.&nbsp; Sometimes a second tuner would be nice for resolving recording conflicts, but I don't want to run a second cable to the satellite dish (it would involve taking half the house apart).&nbsp; We've got a basic DVB-T service here now, so it would be useful to have a DVB-T card to act as a secondary tuner (when there's a conflict one of the channels is usually BBC or Ch4, so available on DVB-T even here).So, what I need from the card is:- DVB-T tuner (only really need one but dual will be OK if it's not too expensive).- Prefer PCI for neatness (and to avoid sleep/resume problems with XP if they still exist).- Needs to live happily with my HVR-3000 without driver or hardware conflicts (would it be good or bad to get another Hauppauge, like a HVR1100 or Nova500?).- Preferably not too expensive, as it will only be a secondary tuner (but having said that I don't want rubbish).Another couple of questions:- Most cards don't have a passthrough for the aerial - would I just need a splitter to connect it to the telly as well, or would it need an amp?- Is MP happy combining channels between DVB-S and DVB-T, so the T would be used as a secondary if the S was in use? (I'm pretty sure it'll be happy doing that, but just checking it'll work with the two different signal types).- Will MP/TVServer just detect the new tuner or will I have to reinstall?My case takes full-height cards and has one PCI slot free.&nbsp; There's also a couple of USB ports free if people think USB is the best way to go.Thanks,Rob</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RobNorthcott, post: 540197, member: 57999"] I'm afraid it's another "what card should I buy" thread, but I couldn't find quite what I want to know from existing threads, so here goes... At the moment I'm using a Hauppauge HVR-3000 hybrid card, only using its DVB-S tuner. Sometimes a second tuner would be nice for resolving recording conflicts, but I don't want to run a second cable to the satellite dish (it would involve taking half the house apart). We've got a basic DVB-T service here now, so it would be useful to have a DVB-T card to act as a secondary tuner (when there's a conflict one of the channels is usually BBC or Ch4, so available on DVB-T even here). So, what I need from the card is: - DVB-T tuner (only really need one but dual will be OK if it's not too expensive). - Prefer PCI for neatness (and to avoid sleep/resume problems with XP if they still exist). - Needs to live happily with my HVR-3000 without driver or hardware conflicts (would it be good or bad to get another Hauppauge, like a HVR1100 or Nova500?). - Preferably not too expensive, as it will only be a secondary tuner (but having said that I don't want rubbish). Another couple of questions: - Most cards don't have a passthrough for the aerial - would I just need a splitter to connect it to the telly as well, or would it need an amp? - Is MP happy combining channels between DVB-S and DVB-T, so the T would be used as a secondary if the S was in use? (I'm pretty sure it'll be happy doing that, but just checking it'll work with the two different signal types). - Will MP/TVServer just detect the new tuner or will I have to reinstall? My case takes full-height cards and has one PCI slot free. There's also a couple of USB ports free if people think USB is the best way to go. Thanks, Rob [/QUOTE]

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