DVBWorld DVB-S2 USB & PCIe HD Satellite Receivers

**Sadoun** · 07-16-2009 07:08 PM

We are now offering the line of DVB-S2 receivers from DVBWorld:

SDTV and HDTV (MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264 and MPEG-2 Standard)
USB, PCI or PCIe for connecting to your PC, MAC, or laptop.

http://sadoun.com/Sat/Order/Receiver..._Satellite.htm

**Scott Greczkowski** · 07-16-2009 07:10 PM

Oh very nice!

**brentb636** · 07-16-2009 07:18 PM

Good ! They are useful little boxes, hope you sell a ton of them.

**zamar23** · 07-16-2009 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Sadoun

We are now offering the line of DVB-S2 receivers from DVBWorld

Assuming this thread is in the correct forum section, wanted to ask, what are the exact reasons, most FTA dealers don't offer PCI(e) and USB Sat Receivers?

Do they usually complement, or rather can slow down sales of higher margin sat stbs? In what sales forecast numbers it becomes worthwhile to offer them for a larger dealer?

Do they usually result in more support requests from end users? More returns compare to STBs?

What tuner and demodulator chip models & revisions are used in DVB-Word USB and PCI-e receivers (very important for consumers question, never answered straight)?

Finally, why all larger sat PC Card makers are gone from NA market - an expert opinion?

Thanks!

**pendragon** · 07-16-2009 11:19 PM

Glad to see someone is finally carrying the line. I had to import five of these directly from China to fulfill my needs and thus may not be in the immediate market for more, but I have been very impressed with their performance. The DVB World drivers have been improving steadily and they now interface well to the Windows applications I tend to use. There is also pretty decent Linux driver support for them and I am in the very slow process of migrating all of my computer-based DVB receivers in that direction. I already use Linux exclusively for positioning and tweaking.

Any idea which chipset the new PCIe card uses? The USB boxes I have are CX24116-based. Not the latest and greatest, but they still work well.

**Tron** · 07-17-2009 07:52 AM

Looks like a promising line of products, Sadoun! Might have to check into one, since the TT3200s are not that easy to find cheap...

**dhubsith** · 07-17-2009 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Sadoun

We are now offering the line of DVB-S2 receivers from DVBWorld

This is wonderful news. I've been looking online for a while, and the PCIe 2005 looks like a pretty good card, and has good Linux support.

Pendragon, so far as I know, the PCIe card also has the 24116 chip.

It will be a couple of months or so before I get my order in, but I'm looking forward to it. I've had good results buying from Sadoun in the past.

**pro96** · 07-17-2009 11:04 AM

Very cool indeed.

**pendragon** · 07-17-2009 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by dhubsith

Pendragon, so far as I know, the PCIe card also has the 24116 chip.

The board layout for the PCI and PCIe cards looks quite different. I thought I had read the PCIe version was using a later chip, but I may be mistaken.

**zamar23** · 07-17-2009 12:40 PM

Don't forget guys, the card PCB accommodates at least 3 different chips: tuner, demodulator and transport. Keep in mind, each chip has its model and revision number, which is very important. Please list all 3 chip models and revisions separately.

There are tons of stuff on the web posted about pros and cons of each sat receiver chip currently on the market. Given this, Card makers try to conceal chip models from buyers. Just one example: paying $2 for a known somewhat problematic chip instead of $20 for a very best chip can give extra $20M on 1 mln cards program run. Only that savings amount from a single chip is enough to pay off most program costs for a small CN manufacturer. Retail price is not that easier to set higher, no matter what chips are used, so the only real choice often is to make inferior product. Then end users start searching for a "better driver", because most never think hardware is the problem, and it can't be fixed at all.

Having said that, new DVB Word products may be the very best - who knows? Even a better reason to list the chips used openly, since buyers & competitors will see them anyway after opening the package.

Good to see Sat Cards offering from a reliable dealer!