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<blockquote data-quote="RobNorthcott" data-source="post: 1154289" data-attributes="member: 57999"><p>Yes, I did think about farming the DVB-T out to USB, but aren't there problems with USB tuners not working after standby? There seem to be lots of people moaning about BlackGold reliability, but it's easily the best tuner I've had for reception (Hauppauge was particularly rubbish) and has been rock-solid up to now (rather a coincidence that it died just after moving to the new machine - I'm hoping I broke it during the move rather than the new machine fried it).</p><p></p><p>Looks like a new BGT3602 is about £110 now (which is a lot less than the 3600 cost me), but is there something else that's considered better/as good/more reliable as a dual DVB-S2 tuner? Then what about USB DVB-T2 that survives standby and resume? (I use S/S2 most of the time so that's the important one, the T2 is mostly as a backup for if the wind moves the dish or if people are recording a lot at once).</p><p></p><p>TBH the only bad thing about BlackGold in my experience is the total lack of customer service (i.e. they never answer emails, ever). Other than that I haven't had a problem with the hardware (although a cooler-running card would be nice as it's in a small case now).</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions most welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RobNorthcott, post: 1154289, member: 57999"] Yes, I did think about farming the DVB-T out to USB, but aren't there problems with USB tuners not working after standby? There seem to be lots of people moaning about BlackGold reliability, but it's easily the best tuner I've had for reception (Hauppauge was particularly rubbish) and has been rock-solid up to now (rather a coincidence that it died just after moving to the new machine - I'm hoping I broke it during the move rather than the new machine fried it). Looks like a new BGT3602 is about £110 now (which is a lot less than the 3600 cost me), but is there something else that's considered better/as good/more reliable as a dual DVB-S2 tuner? Then what about USB DVB-T2 that survives standby and resume? (I use S/S2 most of the time so that's the important one, the T2 is mostly as a backup for if the wind moves the dish or if people are recording a lot at once). TBH the only bad thing about BlackGold in my experience is the total lack of customer service (i.e. they never answer emails, ever). Other than that I haven't had a problem with the hardware (although a cooler-running card would be nice as it's in a small case now). Any suggestions most welcome! [/QUOTE]
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