DVBT 2 (1 Viewer)

[allanp81]

I read it as 2 tuners, capable of dvb-t and dvb-t2.

That's what I meant.

 

[brian_damage]

I read it as 2 tuners, capable of dvb-t and dvb-t2.

That's what I meant.

Funny! And I read it as it was written: dual DVB T/T2 tuners: two tuners: one DVB-T & one DVB-T2. Not dual DVB-T2 tuners, which would be a very expensive (and unnecessary) luxury at the moment.

If it wasn't for the whole DVB-C business, I'd email them to ask, but I suspect that either way, they'll have priced themselves out of the market, at a time when they could have made a real killing selling a basic DVB-T + DVB-T2 tuner card (was that clear enough ?! )

 

[funkstar]

It's fairly obvious that BG aren't interested in making basic mass consumer cards, all their cards are unusual and premium.

 

[debaser_uk]

and now this:

DVB-T2 Freeview HD USB TV Box

I'm going to wait, the DSO doesn't happen for me for some time yet! Also, I've been eyeing up the 8320HD smartbox, twin tuner, freeview + HD, BBC iPlayer and loads of other features, all for £200. I just can't bear the thought of not actually owning a mediaportal htpc and the 8320hd smartbox does everything I want it to!

The smartbox is here: Fetch TV

 

[wrighta]

I've just order a BGT3620 Dual DVB-T/DVB-T2 card today. Seen someone else order and receive within a couple of days. Their website says it's in stock.
I have re-read the spec and it definately implies it can handle 2 streams of DVB-T/DVB-T2 content.

Will report back once setup...

 

[bishyb]

Any update on the BGT3620 yet wrighta?

 

[allanp81]

Not shipping until December, so won't know anything until then.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Just my thought on this regarding being dual dvb-t\t2 tuner.

dual digital terrestrial including both DVB-T and DVB-T2

Read through website and really does sound like one dvb-t and one dvb-t2 tuner, otherwise would have been described as Dual dvb-t2, with backward compatibility with dvb-t.

This could screw up scheduling, ie which card to use when recording a dvb-t channel first and then part way through start recording a HD channel, unless you only have HD channels mapped to the dvb-t2 card, which makes its dvt-t side useless.

Any opinions

 

[jameson_uk]

Any opinions

waiting to see but their other cards which are definately dual tuners do only say dual-DVB-T / S2 but the product page for the new T2 tuner could read ether way...

BGT3595 says

dual digital terrestrial (DVB-T)

BGT3620 says

dual digital terrestrial including both DVB-T and DVB-T2

and the BGT3595 is definately a dual DVB-T tuner


just why did they bother with the DVB-C tuner

 

[tourettes]

just why did they bother with the DVB-C tuner

Why not? There aren't that many DVB-C tuners around - and I need one (preferably a dual one) to replace floppy & twinhan combo (both are not optimal).