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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 699483" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>Hi again Mick</p><p></p><p></p><p>No problem <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Regarding Foxtel etc.: that is my understanding too.</p><p></p><p>If you've got experience with VMs then you are more qualified to answer the question than me. I have only tried to set up a VM once a couple of years ago and I gave up pretty quickly when I saw <a href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/88909" target="_blank">this thread</a> (I had intended to use the machine as a single-seat with a PCIe tuner). Note that at that time VM Ware Server was limited to USB 1.1 speeds. I don't know if that still applies or even if you're planning to use VM Ware.</p><p></p><p>I do know there are *tons* of *cheap* dual DVB-T USB tuners available from places like ebay and TradeMe. If you want quality and support then you might try the Tiny Twin from DigitalNow.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There is a significant difference between DVB-IP and hardware that streams TV/video via UPnP, RTSP etc. You seem to be talking about the second option...</p><p>Both are really out of my area of specialty. I can tell you that TV Server has a built in virtual DVB-IP tuner and that it uses RTSP streaming to send TV to clients in multi-seat setups. We don't support UPnP or DLNA in MediaPortal 1 yet, but we plan to add support in MediaPortal 2. One key point to be aware of is that TV Server doesn't receive RTSP streams (ie. you can't connect a the Dreambox to TV Server). Devices like the HDHomeRun that have BDA tuner drivers *are* supported. So far as I'm aware there aren't too many of those sorts of devices, but I could easily be wrong.</p><p></p><p>I guess at the end of the day all you want TV Server for is recording. If I were you then I'd just buy three cheap dual DVB-T tuners (three = assume one won't work <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />). The assumptions are that I would know my way around VM Ware (or whatever you plan to use) *way* better than I actually do and that I know I'm not going to run into bandwidth issues trying to put HD DVB-T through the virtual USB interfaces (which could *very* easily go wrong, especially for multiple HD streams like you would want)...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 699483, member: 82144"] Hi again Mick No problem :) Regarding Foxtel etc.: that is my understanding too. If you've got experience with VMs then you are more qualified to answer the question than me. I have only tried to set up a VM once a couple of years ago and I gave up pretty quickly when I saw [URL="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/88909"]this thread[/URL] (I had intended to use the machine as a single-seat with a PCIe tuner). Note that at that time VM Ware Server was limited to USB 1.1 speeds. I don't know if that still applies or even if you're planning to use VM Ware. I do know there are *tons* of *cheap* dual DVB-T USB tuners available from places like ebay and TradeMe. If you want quality and support then you might try the Tiny Twin from DigitalNow. There is a significant difference between DVB-IP and hardware that streams TV/video via UPnP, RTSP etc. You seem to be talking about the second option... Both are really out of my area of specialty. I can tell you that TV Server has a built in virtual DVB-IP tuner and that it uses RTSP streaming to send TV to clients in multi-seat setups. We don't support UPnP or DLNA in MediaPortal 1 yet, but we plan to add support in MediaPortal 2. One key point to be aware of is that TV Server doesn't receive RTSP streams (ie. you can't connect a the Dreambox to TV Server). Devices like the HDHomeRun that have BDA tuner drivers *are* supported. So far as I'm aware there aren't too many of those sorts of devices, but I could easily be wrong. I guess at the end of the day all you want TV Server for is recording. If I were you then I'd just buy three cheap dual DVB-T tuners (three = assume one won't work ;)). The assumptions are that I would know my way around VM Ware (or whatever you plan to use) *way* better than I actually do and that I know I'm not going to run into bandwidth issues trying to put HD DVB-T through the virtual USB interfaces (which could *very* easily go wrong, especially for multiple HD streams like you would want)... [/QUOTE]
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