Recommendations for a PCI-Express DVB-T Card? (1 Viewer)

[snewman]

Does anyone have any recommendations for a DVB-T card that uses PCI-Express instead of PCI?

From my understanding of the PCI-Express technology it should make things easier for multiple tuners in the one HTPC as it supports much higher bandwidth (5GB/s for 1x versus 266MHz for PCI), point to point connections instead of a shared PCI bus, and more direct connectivity to the Northbridge for lower latency.

 

[Nightmare77]

dont' quote me on this but i'm not sure if there is any available, i think its only video cards running off pci express but thats only from what i have heard

 

[GagReflex]

I only know of one (sorry Nightmare77)
http://www.digitalnow.com.au/product_pages/DNTVDual.html
I've been toying with buying one myself

 

[Nightmare77]

hehe thats cool gag, no worries, now i know too hehe

 

[Deco]

Hi,
Thanks to "progressive" government policies, we don't have DVB-T yet here in Ireland, and won't for a while
However, I've read good things about the following card:
http://tven.terratec.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=240

It's 1x PCI-Express.

Yours jealously,
Deco!

 

[pStar]

hi
i've got the terratec 2400i DT. this is a dual dvb-t pci-e card (for about 90€). i haven't tested it in depth due to time-lackage, but so far i'm very happy with it. and it seems to work in mediaportal.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=2155
http://www.itreviews.co.uk/hardware/h914.htm

regards

 

[snewman]

Thanks for your input guys.

The Terratec card looks pretty good - I found a review of a MCE user also from Melbourne who has been very happy with its stability and short channel change delays:

http://www.xpmediacentre.com.au/com...25-terratec-cinergy-2400i-dt-mce-edition.html

Only problem is he had to buy it online from overseas - not my preferred option for warranty etc.

Does anyone know of an Australian distributor of Terratec products?

 

[Javelin]

Hi I have a Digital Now Dual Hybrid Tuner. Media Portal 0.2.1.0 onwards recognises the card without any problems.

I have had a few issues with stuttering but nothing points towards this card being the problem.