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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 832809" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hi and welcome bcummins <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Just in response to your questions about USB vs. PCI/PCIe earlier...These days there is really not a lot of difference. They can use the same tuner and demodulator chips as PCI/PCIe products with a different &quot;bridge&quot; chip to convert to USB instead of PCI/PCIe. In days gone by (USB 1 era) there were bandwidth limitations on the USB bus which meant USB tuners were inferior (couldn't stream more than half a transponder/mux with only 12 Mbps of USB bandwidth). However that problem disappeared with USB 2. USB tuners can run quite hot (and usually have power bricks if they are satellite tuners), mostly because they tend to be boxes that trap the heat inside. Also there are very occasional chipset or driver compatibility issues that result in the tuner being re-recognised by Windows each time you reboot. That is rare.In summary: choose whichever suits you best. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Blind scan is the ability to scan for channels without knowing where exactly to find them. MP (like most other software) doesn't support that feature but you won't have any problem getting by without it.Yes, it will be fine. You can stream TV to as many clients as you like. It is the simultaneous viewing/recording which is limited by the number of tuners that you have. To be honest I'd really recommend investing in getting that cable fixed if you can afford it and you intend to use MP for recording. Note that if you're only going to get one tuner then you could also go USB and keep your video card as you originally planned.mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 832809, member: 82144"] Hi and welcome bcummins :) Just in response to your questions about USB vs. PCI/PCIe earlier... These days there is really not a lot of difference. They can use the same tuner and demodulator chips as PCI/PCIe products with a different "bridge" chip to convert to USB instead of PCI/PCIe. In days gone by (USB 1 era) there were bandwidth limitations on the USB bus which meant USB tuners were inferior (couldn't stream more than half a transponder/mux with only 12 Mbps of USB bandwidth). However that problem disappeared with USB 2. USB tuners can run quite hot (and usually have power bricks if they are satellite tuners), mostly because they tend to be boxes that trap the heat inside. Also there are very occasional chipset or driver compatibility issues that result in the tuner being re-recognised by Windows each time you reboot. That is rare. In summary: choose whichever suits you best. :) Blind scan is the ability to scan for channels without knowing where exactly to find them. MP (like most other software) doesn't support that feature but you won't have any problem getting by without it. Yes, it will be fine. You can stream TV to as many clients as you like. It is the simultaneous viewing/recording which is limited by the number of tuners that you have. To be honest I'd really recommend investing in getting that cable fixed if you can afford it and you intend to use MP for recording. Note that if you're only going to get one tuner then you could also go USB and keep your video card as you originally planned. mm [/QUOTE]

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