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<blockquote data-quote="porky996t" data-source="post: 788349" data-attributes="member: 75318"><p>Hi Noncom,</p><p></p><p>I think you are taking the correct view with redundancy of equipment. </p><p></p><p>You can prioritise tuners in the TV Server setup. If you do go go a DVB-T tuner as well, I would prioritise this above the HD tuners, so any SD channels go to the DVB-T card first, and when the call for a HD channel is received, the DVB-T2 kicks in. I have 2 x dual DVB-T tuners and one dual DVB-S/S2 tuner. Both the DVB-S/S2 tuners have the lowest priority, so that the DVB-T tuners are used first and then any satellite/HD channels are grabbed last. I don't think I have had a problem with the HD output being 'used up' by other processes.</p><p></p><p>If you do go for a dual DVB-T tuner I can recommend this >>> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peak-DVB-T-Channel-Scheduling-Recording/dp/B0018D8J60/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316104924&sr=8-1" target="_blank">here</a> <<< It is reasonably priced and has been rock solid since day one. It is also fast too. Several others on this forum also use it and have had great results.</p><p></p><p>For dual tuners you have the <a href="http://shop.blackgold.tv/BGT3620" target="_blank">BGT3620</a> @ £89 or the <a href="http://www.buydvb.net/tbs6280-pcie-dvbt2t-dual-tuner-card_p38.html" target="_blank">TBS6280</a> @ £103+shipping. I really don't which is better. TBS are building a good reputation, I have a TBS Satellite card, and this has been rock solid and no problems with install etc and several others have them too. There is a forum member called Raintree_County whom I think works for TBS, he has posted a number of times about their cards. Also, TBS have a forum where you can post messages to the TBS devs about any problems you encounter - now that is useful. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I have no experience of BlackGold, so I can't add any personal comment.</p><p></p><p>With the T2 cards you can read about other users experiences with both, BGT3620 <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/tv-cards-333/blackgold-bgt3620-dvb-t2-card-where-hd-channels-90945/" target="_blank">here</a> and TBS6280 <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/tv-cards-333/what-dvb-t2-freeview-hd-card-uk-85404/index3.html" target="_blank">here</a> (see post 24 onwards).</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps somewhat. It is difficult choosing cards sometimes as you don't know if you'll encounter any problems and you do feel like it is a leap in the dark.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>M.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="porky996t, post: 788349, member: 75318"] Hi Noncom, I think you are taking the correct view with redundancy of equipment. You can prioritise tuners in the TV Server setup. If you do go go a DVB-T tuner as well, I would prioritise this above the HD tuners, so any SD channels go to the DVB-T card first, and when the call for a HD channel is received, the DVB-T2 kicks in. I have 2 x dual DVB-T tuners and one dual DVB-S/S2 tuner. Both the DVB-S/S2 tuners have the lowest priority, so that the DVB-T tuners are used first and then any satellite/HD channels are grabbed last. I don't think I have had a problem with the HD output being 'used up' by other processes. If you do go for a dual DVB-T tuner I can recommend this >>> [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peak-DVB-T-Channel-Scheduling-Recording/dp/B0018D8J60/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316104924&sr=8-1"]here[/URL] <<< It is reasonably priced and has been rock solid since day one. It is also fast too. Several others on this forum also use it and have had great results. For dual tuners you have the [URL="http://shop.blackgold.tv/BGT3620"]BGT3620[/URL] @ £89 or the [URL="http://www.buydvb.net/tbs6280-pcie-dvbt2t-dual-tuner-card_p38.html"]TBS6280[/URL] @ £103+shipping. I really don't which is better. TBS are building a good reputation, I have a TBS Satellite card, and this has been rock solid and no problems with install etc and several others have them too. There is a forum member called Raintree_County whom I think works for TBS, he has posted a number of times about their cards. Also, TBS have a forum where you can post messages to the TBS devs about any problems you encounter - now that is useful. :D I have no experience of BlackGold, so I can't add any personal comment. With the T2 cards you can read about other users experiences with both, BGT3620 [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/tv-cards-333/blackgold-bgt3620-dvb-t2-card-where-hd-channels-90945/"]here[/URL] and TBS6280 [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/tv-cards-333/what-dvb-t2-freeview-hd-card-uk-85404/index3.html"]here[/URL] (see post 24 onwards). I hope this helps somewhat. It is difficult choosing cards sometimes as you don't know if you'll encounter any problems and you do feel like it is a leap in the dark. Good luck! M. [/QUOTE]
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