Why would I need a Satellite PC Card or USB Tuner?

**LaserZX** · 11-24-2009 06:26 PM

Will the Twinhans pick up 422 what will it pick up thanks

Originally Posted by crackt

price vs performance. i have a tbs6920 (if memory serves me correctly). i paid about 120 for it. it can do all s2 and 4:2:2 feeds (that my dish can see). there is no one stb solution for the 4:2:2 stuff and comparable stbs cost 300+. i also have a hauppauge nova-s, genpix sw1, twinhan 1027 and a geniatech digistar. i bought the twinhan for just over 60 bucks a couple years ago. for an mpeg2 hd tuner it was dirt cheap.

crackt out,.

**starman345** · 11-24-2009 06:45 PM

Twinhan cards like all other cards will do 4:2:2. A dvb card is different than a stb in that it just passes data to the host computer, its the computer with the help of a viewing program and codecs that handles the 4:2:2 display.
If you were thinking about getting a twinhan, there are differences, the older cards, some of which are still sold as new are dvb-s only. The newer ones are dvb-s2 capable. I've never had one of the newer ones but I have a 1020a and it is a good card, well supported with wdm and bda drivers and works with almost all dvb applications, but it doesn't do dvb-s2.