Thread: unencrypted DSS channels?

Originally Posted by zamar23

Thanks.
It looks like photoman76's link above leads to DSS2DVB 0.3.0.

Thanks. Somehow I missed that post. I just downloaded it, and it seems to work a lot better than the version I was using, with respect to picking up all the channels in a mux. I notice that it also acknowledges that the web page went away, but mentions a place to contact the author, although I'm not familiar with the site mentioned.

Originally Posted by zamar23

Sadly, Rod seems to be completely unreachable to anyone, and don't make plugins for new cards, and neither a universal one.

Yes, Rod hasn't seemed to have supported the regular TSREADER much in the past year. I think I renewed my license last September (he DOES respond to messages relative to buying the program), and I don't think there has been a new version since then. He doesn't write the plugins, that is for 3rd party people. What people are asking for is "sources" for new cards, such as a better one for the TT3200, etc. He's apparently very busy with the Pro version.

Originally Posted by zamar23

Wanted to clarify, how exactly you add in your receiver and/or PC Card (using what program?) Audio ONLY channels, when the actual signal is Audio/Video.

Most receivers, and programs for PC cards allow you to create manual channels. Usually you just need to know the audio PID, and the PCR PID, which is usually the video channel, and even if the video itself is encrypted, I think that the PCR info is not encrypted. With the pre-2007 TSREADER, this is what I usually did to be able to play unencrypted audio from a channel that had encrypted video. However with the newer versions, I can just click on the program, and tell it to play via VLC, and the audio will play, without any need to create a manual channel.

Originally Posted by zamar23

A bit off topic, but relevant: does AZBox allow to receive an Audio or Audio/Video stream over Ethernet (streamed in what formats?), tune in & decode it if required and play via TV and AV Receiver?

I'd like to find out more about this myself. I know it can do it with internet type sites, so it should be possible to stream from TSREADER or VLC, but I don't think that it currently is set up to do that, unless I'm missing something. I'm sure that eventually someone will figure out how to do that, or convince the Azbox people to make it more user friendly.

Thanks B.J.
I'm glad to point your attention to this new soft release, since you help a lot by providing in-depth accurate answers to non-common questions. I'm still curious, if TSReader Pro has its "sources" or universal driver continuosly upgraded for new cards, and how to request such an upgrade if this guy is out of touch? As to AZBox, the manufacturer's contact person (not one of distributors with similar websites) is unusually responsive, and seems to be fast catching useful ideas. He seems to be not a regular hired guy, but one of the owners in this family business.

Usually Rod creating the drivers if the manufacturer provide API to him.

What will probably happen is Direct TV will encrypt the music just like Dish did so I wouldn't buy into it. There is no free lunch for long. Just like with PowerVu and Dc2.

OK guys.. Let's keep some of this stuff quiet. We know that technically the audio isn't currently encrypted on the 101 bird, and the available audio channels aren't listed on Lyngsat. Let's not start making posts that the search engines will find. I am kind of enjoying listening to the audio I'd hate for it to get encrypted. In particular I'm referring to a specific audio service that was listed by name in one of the earlier posts. YES it is available. Let's just not start openly discussing.

(Just my opinion)

This should be moved to WUT. How bout it ICE?

Originally Posted by tvropro

This should be moved to WUT. How bout it ICE?

Well, if you move it there, don't expect me to respond, as I have no access there, and don't want access there.

However, one last question before it moves...
I'm curious whether anyone has noticed that this DSStoDVB thing seems to only work well on the main DTV sats, like 101, 119, etc, and not so well on spot beams, and doesn't work hardly at all on the 72.5 sat. Seems like either the author has assumed some info about these sats, or else these other sats don't transmit PMT data, ie perhaps they rely on their receivers hitting one of the other sats to load that info???
Actually, the old versions of DSS2DVB seem to work better on these other sats/beams than the new version. And yet AudioRip seems to pick up the audio from which ever sat you're on.

If anyone has the latest version of this program, Ill gladly host it at my place. PM me with where I can get it.

goaliebob there is a link on the first page of this thread to a DSStoDVB download page. Is that what you are looking for? It would be awesome if you hosted it. No telling how much longer it will be available at the posted link.