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Hello,
I'm looking to switch to satellite TV, and am looking at the dvb-s and dvb-s2 options for my system, which runs Windows 7.
First, some general questions:
Is it possible to "share" a smartcard between two (or more) tuners?
What does this require (software? any two tunercards or same brand? special cardreader? ...)
How do I know if a smartcard reader is compatible with my provider?
Now, a bit more specific:
How well do USB tuners work?
My pc has no PCI slots, only PCIe slots; so the alternative is only PCIe? So far, I have only found
Terratec: http://www.terratec.net/en/products/...D_CI_1892.html
AverMedia: http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Prod...il.aspx?Id=463 and http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Prod...il.aspx?Id=492
Tevii: http://www.tevii.com/Products_S470_1.asp (there is talk of an S475 that adds a CI slot)
AnySee: http://www.anysee.com/eng/product/anyseeE30PS2Plus.php (this one is pci though)
Any suggestions (usb/pcie, brands to avoid, ...)?
Thanks!
Jörg
I'm looking to switch to satellite TV, and am looking at the dvb-s and dvb-s2 options for my system, which runs Windows 7.
First, some general questions:
Is it possible to "share" a smartcard between two (or more) tuners?
What does this require (software? any two tunercards or same brand? special cardreader? ...)
How do I know if a smartcard reader is compatible with my provider?
Now, a bit more specific:
How well do USB tuners work?
My pc has no PCI slots, only PCIe slots; so the alternative is only PCIe? So far, I have only found
Terratec: http://www.terratec.net/en/products/...D_CI_1892.html
AverMedia: http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Prod...il.aspx?Id=463 and http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Prod...il.aspx?Id=492
Tevii: http://www.tevii.com/Products_S470_1.asp (there is talk of an S475 that adds a CI slot)
AnySee: http://www.anysee.com/eng/product/anyseeE30PS2Plus.php (this one is pci though)
Any suggestions (usb/pcie, brands to avoid, ...)?
Thanks!
Jörg