Looking for a DVB-S budget card. (1 Viewer)

[Muldini]

Hi folks,

currently I'm using a TechnoTrend S-1500 (http://shop.technotrend.de/shop.php?mode=show_detail&lang=de&group=3&s=&id=17)
The picture is ok and the card works, the "only", but not acceptable problem is that the card doesnt work after StandBy / Hibernate (https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/technotrend_cards_e_g_tt_s2_3200-t20883.html).

We think this is based on the BDA driver that doesnt seem to be that "perfect".

So what I'm looking for is someone using the TVE3 with a plain and simple DVB-S (CI/Cam yes/no doesnt matter) budget card like the S-1500 that works after StandBy with the TVE3.

Kind Regards, Muldini

 

[scoop]

Hi,

Do you need DiSEqC? If not, you could consider buying a Hauppauge Nova-S. I have no experience with these cards, but a least my Hauppauge PVR150-MCE and 500MCE have always worked fine after resume from standby.

Kind regards,
Michel

 

[flokel]

Hi,

if usefull I can provide you with information/logs about technisat skystar 2 and
skystar hd in about one week (still some test to write ).

 

[Muldini]

That would be nice, it's quite shocking to me that in fact, I don't know about a single DVB-S budget card reported as working after standby, not to speak about CI

Looking forward to your report.

Regards,

Muldini

 

[flokel]

Considering the skystar 2 I can definitely say that it works,
with the skystar hd I'm not quite sure (but rather positive than negative).


Could you specifiy what kind of test steps / logs you need?

 

[Muldini]

Yes, quite easy

1) fresh start of your HTPC and TV-Server
2) Start MP and tune to a channel
3) Stop TV and go to Homescreen
4) let Powerscheduler(!) enter standby
5) resume your PC from standby
6) enter MyTV and tune to a channel

tv.log and error.log (if created) would be interesting to see, aswell as the options used in Powerscheduler (reinit un/checked etc. etc.)

Thanks again,
Muldini

 

[flokel]

Had a quick shot which resulted in a pretty strange behaviour:

followed you steps but after standby I can only watch the buffer file
which was created in step 2 no matter what channel I tune or how often I (de)activate MyTv

As mentioned I can do some more intensive testing by the end of next week.

Logfiles:

http://home.arcor.de/flokel/problem after standby - logs.zip

 

[Muldini]

Hey, thanks for the quick test, as far as I can see in the logs you got the same problems like I have. Meaning the card does not work after standby.

Also saw your post about it in the tsreader thread, I don't think it is tsreader connected, please make sure it works with tsfilesource before posting there.

Regards, Muldini

 

[flokel]

Ok,
added a note to my post.

 

[flokel]

Did another test,
this time using Technisat Skystar2 with driver version 4.4.0
and latest tvserver svn.
After standby I can tune channels.