Thread: Technotrend S2-1600's are now availalble.

The Technotrend S2-1600 DVB-S2 cards are now out finally. The delay was caused by Technotrend being purchased by another company called CityCom Communication Systems who's part of the Kathrein group. Now that the transition is complete they have starting releasing new products again. The new official technotrend website is
http://www.tt-pc.de

CyberEstore has the
S2-1600


in stock for $89.95 for people not needing the CI interface this should be a great alternative for a quality DVB-S2 card without having to spend the extra for the
S2-3200


.

Kind Regards,
Ralph

Looks cheap; still PCI, not PCIe interface ...

What do those things that have to do with anything?

usually it will 'bite' you after installing, when you couldn't make it work properly with front-end application, graphs, filters, etc

Have you had bad experiences with TT products in that way Smith? Based on their standing in the hardware community, I always thought they were pretty well designed and supported. I've never had one to mess with, so I cant remark on such things either way. If design and support are good, you cant beat the price for an S2 setup.
You are right about the Express bus. In the newest gen computers, it is doing to PCI and AGP what they did to ISA. I wouldnt be surprized to find out that some MBs have dropped PCI slots altogether. If not, I have no doubt it will come to pass.

Sort of - dissatisfied with TT-3200 in reception sensitivity of DVB-S2 tpns.

Originally Posted by Smith, P.

Sort of - dissatisfied with TT-3200 in reception sensitivity of DVB-S2 tpns.

Do you think is could be characteristic, or maybe you got a dud. I've not really seen much on them, especially the S2 receiption/performance. I suspect you have read much more on issues others may be having than I've come across.
An informal comparison/review on known S2 capable equipment could be useful, especially the PCI/USB stuff. Maybe you've come across such a thing in your travels? Happysat has quite a bit of info but gleaning out info, especially current and relevant stuff is quite a chore.
I read a comment on "A review of the AZBox over at Stelliteguys....." post that said, paraphrased "The guy seemed very impressed. I think he would marry the thing if he could".....lol

Not my words Stogie, I read that over on another board!(not Happysat) I see you get around too. Maybe you've come across it as well.

No DSS support?

Originally Posted by willie8605

No DSS support?

Yeah !