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<blockquote data-quote="IronStove" data-source="post: 28052" data-attributes="member: 16906"><p>I have been playing around with MP for a few days now and I like it a lot. Now I want to start using MyTV, so I need a TV-card. My environment is this:</p><p></p><p>Current TV environment:</p><p>Digital Terrestrial TV.</p><p>Nokia tv-reciever whith only two out's: Scart and RF-out.</p><p>Boxer(Viaccess2) smartcard</p><p>CRT 16:9 32' TV with S-Video in/SCART</p><p></p><p>Computer:</p><p>AMD Athlon64 3200</p><p>Palit Radeon X300 (DirectX9) with S-video out</p><p>Gigabyte K8NF Mobo with S/PDIF out to DD/DTS Reciever</p><p></p><p>My investigations have led me to conclusion that there are a few alternatives to take into mind when deciding(In no specific order):</p><p></p><p>* Analogue TV-card connected to the STB's RF-out and have the TV-card(or Media Portal) control the STB.</p><p>Pros: I get all channels including (pay-channels), cheap</p><p>Cons: Lower image quality, I cannot whatch one channel while recording another. </p><p>Probably not a good alternative since I want to be able to record and watch simultanously.</p><p></p><p>* DVB-T TV-card(without CI) connected directly to RF-antenna after split so the other one goes into STB.</p><p>Pros: I get perfect quality recording. I can record with MP and watch another channel via the STB. </p><p>Cons: I only get Free To Air channels into MP</p><p>Pretty good choice since most of the programs im likely to record are on Free channels.</p><p></p><p>*DVB-T TV-card with CI connected directly to RF-antenna after split so the other one goes into STB.</p><p>Pros: Same as above plus I get ALL channels including pay-channels.</p><p>Cons: Expensive and I would have to move the smart card from STB to CAM to be able to watch/record paychannels with MP. Could be fixed with a cardsplitter:<a href="http://www.smartwi.net/" target="_blank">http://www.smartwi.net/</a>, even more expensive...</p><p></p><p>I am leaning towards one of the DVB-T alternatives. Given the stats of my computer do you think i really need a card with hardware-encryption or would it work to let the CPU do the work with software? The difference in price is pretty steep.</p><p></p><p>Also the differences in price is not so big between DVB-T CI and without CI so maybe its worth the money.</p><p></p><p>Thankful for some feedback on my thoughts</p><p></p><p>Best regards</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IronStove, post: 28052, member: 16906"] I have been playing around with MP for a few days now and I like it a lot. Now I want to start using MyTV, so I need a TV-card. My environment is this: Current TV environment: Digital Terrestrial TV. Nokia tv-reciever whith only two out's: Scart and RF-out. Boxer(Viaccess2) smartcard CRT 16:9 32' TV with S-Video in/SCART Computer: AMD Athlon64 3200 Palit Radeon X300 (DirectX9) with S-video out Gigabyte K8NF Mobo with S/PDIF out to DD/DTS Reciever My investigations have led me to conclusion that there are a few alternatives to take into mind when deciding(In no specific order): * Analogue TV-card connected to the STB's RF-out and have the TV-card(or Media Portal) control the STB. Pros: I get all channels including (pay-channels), cheap Cons: Lower image quality, I cannot whatch one channel while recording another. Probably not a good alternative since I want to be able to record and watch simultanously. * DVB-T TV-card(without CI) connected directly to RF-antenna after split so the other one goes into STB. Pros: I get perfect quality recording. I can record with MP and watch another channel via the STB. Cons: I only get Free To Air channels into MP Pretty good choice since most of the programs im likely to record are on Free channels. *DVB-T TV-card with CI connected directly to RF-antenna after split so the other one goes into STB. Pros: Same as above plus I get ALL channels including pay-channels. Cons: Expensive and I would have to move the smart card from STB to CAM to be able to watch/record paychannels with MP. Could be fixed with a cardsplitter:[url]http://www.smartwi.net/[/url], even more expensive... I am leaning towards one of the DVB-T alternatives. Given the stats of my computer do you think i really need a card with hardware-encryption or would it work to let the CPU do the work with software? The difference in price is pretty steep. Also the differences in price is not so big between DVB-T CI and without CI so maybe its worth the money. Thankful for some feedback on my thoughts Best regards [/QUOTE]
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