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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1188214" data-attributes="member: 141969">The reason that I ended up with two TBS 6284 cards (8 tuners) is because I initially used WMC (Windows Media Center).&nbsp; WMC uses one tuner per channel.&nbsp; In contrast, MP uses one tuner per MUX.&nbsp; So MP can record all of the channels in a single MUX, and still use only one tuner <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.&nbsp; Thus with MP you need fewer tuners compared to WMC.As Owlsroost mentioned previously, in the UK at the moment there are only two DVB-T2 MUXes, and one of those is not receivable everywhere (in so-called &quot;Freeview Lite&quot; areas, usually areas served by fill-in transmitters).&nbsp; So at the moment a single DVB-T2 dual tuner is enough to receive all of the DVB-T2 transmissions that are available.&nbsp; But in a few years time (could be as soon as 3-4 years), they will start to convert the existing DVB-T MUXes to DVB-T2.There may remain a single DVB-T MUX containing the core channels (for people who cannot afford to upgrade their equipment), but the other MUXes will become DVB-T2.&nbsp; At my location I receive transmissions from the Rowridge transmitter on the Isle of Wight, and that gives me 9 MUXes.&nbsp; But that is likely to reduce to perhaps 6 MUXes when our esteemed government sells off some of the UHF bandwidth for mobile phone use.&nbsp; So to be able to record everything <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />, with no conflicts, you would at that time need 6 DVB-T2 tuners (one tuner per MUX).-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1188214, member: 141969"] The reason that I ended up with two TBS 6284 cards (8 tuners) is because I initially used WMC (Windows Media Center). WMC uses [b]one tuner per channel[/b]. In contrast, MP uses [b]one tuner per MUX[/b]. So MP can record all of the channels in a single MUX, and still use only one tuner :). Thus with MP you need fewer tuners compared to WMC. As Owlsroost mentioned previously, in the UK at the moment there are only two DVB-T2 MUXes, and one of those is not receivable everywhere (in so-called "Freeview Lite" areas, usually areas served by fill-in transmitters). So at the moment a single DVB-T2 dual tuner is enough to receive all of the DVB-T2 transmissions that are available. But in a few years time (could be as soon as 3-4 years), they will start to convert the existing DVB-T MUXes to DVB-T2. There may remain a single DVB-T MUX containing the core channels (for people who cannot afford to upgrade their equipment), but the other MUXes will become DVB-T2. At my location I receive transmissions from the Rowridge transmitter on the Isle of Wight, and that gives me 9 MUXes. But that is likely to reduce to perhaps 6 MUXes when our esteemed government sells off some of the UHF bandwidth for mobile phone use. So to be able to record everything :eek:, with no conflicts, you would at that time need 6 DVB-T2 tuners (one tuner per MUX). -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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