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Which S2 tuner should I get.
Want to get one that will last me a while and should I get one that does the 16 and 32 apsk?
Thanks
Want to get one that will last me a while and should I get one that does the 16 and 32 apsk?
Thanks
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I noticed a new card offered by DVBWorld with PCI-e interface: DTV DVB-S2 PCIe 2006.
The card is based on Montage chipset, and I've seen pretty good reviews from known specialists about these cards and the chipset used. The guy who developed Linux drivers for most sat. cards on the market including this one, said on another forum to like this particular card very much, including both workmanship and performance. The advantage of PCI-e interface is higher data rate perfect for HDTV, and its readily available on most newer PCs, while older interface cards like Prof PCI tuners need older PCI slots, which may be in short supply, if you have other older PCI devices to hook to your new Motherboard. Also from investment standpoint, would you be willing to invest money in older PCI interface product, which you might not be able to mount to your next HTPC? PCI-based cards usually employ older chipset models requiring higher power and often overheating over HD stream processing, which decreases tuner lifespan. Another drawback of the PCI interface is often insufficient stability and added noise to power supplied to the card via it, which affects locking weaker signals dramatically. But it depends on your motherboard and PC power supply unit make and model a lot, and some people may not experience this issue with their particular PC, so its a matter of upfront research or a chance draw.
Another question to ask is would you prefer an internally mounted sat. card, or external USB tuner? If you have a laptop and a mobile dish, a USB Sat. Tuner model may be your only choice, unless it shows stability and hardware compatibility issues, as was reported earlier in this forum for Prof S2 USB tuners. Hence, choose your USB Tuner model carefully, and research reviews of early testers you trust, making sure these reviews are truly independent. For your regular PC or HTPC, it may be a better idea to buy internal PCI-e sat. tuner instead of having a stock of USB devices attached to it for no objective reason, while internal PCI-e slots remain unused. If you have an old PC, your only option may be a PCI sat tuner, of course avoiding the cards "blacklisted" by users as having driver, hardware or support problems. Make sure, your older PC has sufficient processor power, a newer graphics card supporting HD decoding in hardware, and highly efficient cooling system to handle HD H.264 signal decoding, which may be a true challenge for higher voltage older slower processors. Remember, majority of sat. cards, except professional very expensive ones, do not have MPEG decoder chip soldered on them, and rely on your PC to decode the signal. From esthetics's standpoint, internal solution is preferable, as most people want their HTPC looking nice and cute, and not resemble a mount of various devices scattered around it.
You may want to contact DVBWorld about the new card to find the details or buy it. Currently Windows and Linux drivers are available for download. Would you like to "taste" it and tell us, how do you like this card so far.
: :tux: 
I noticed a new card offered by DVBWorld with PCI-e interface: DTV DVB-S2 PCIe 2006.
The card is based on Montage chipset, and I've seen pretty good reviews from known specialists about these cards and the chipset used. The guy who developed Linux drivers for most sat. cards on the market including this one, said on another forum to like this particular card very much, including both workmanship and performance. The advantage of PCI-e interface is higher data rate perfect for HDTV, and its readily available on most newer PCs, while older interface cards like Prof PCI tuners need older PCI slots, which may be in short supply, if you have other older PCI devices to hook to your new Motherboard. Also from investment standpoint, would you be willing to invest money in older PCI interface product, which you might not be able to mount to your next HTPC? PCI-based cards usually employ older chipset models requiring higher power and often overheating over HD stream processing, which decreases tuner lifespan. Another drawback of the PCI interface is often insufficient stability and added noise to power supplied to the card via it, which affects locking weaker signals dramatically. But it depends on your motherboard and PC power supply unit make and model a lot, and some people may not experience this issue with their particular PC, so its a matter of upfront research or a chance draw.
Another question to ask is would you prefer an internally mounted sat. card, or external USB tuner? If you have a laptop and a mobile dish, a USB Sat. Tuner model may be your only choice, unless it shows stability and hardware compatibility issues, as was reported earlier in this forum for Prof S2 USB tuners. Hence, choose your USB Tuner model carefully, and research reviews of early testers you trust, making sure these reviews are truly independent. For your regular PC or HTPC, it may be a better idea to buy internal PCI-e sat. tuner instead of having a stock of USB devices attached to it for no objective reason, while internal PCI-e slots remain unused. If you have an old PC, your only option may be a PCI sat tuner, of course avoiding the cards "blacklisted" by users as having driver, hardware or support problems. Make sure, your older PC has sufficient processor power, a newer graphics card supporting HD decoding in hardware, and highly efficient cooling system to handle HD H.264 signal decoding, which may be a true challenge for higher voltage older slower processors. Remember, majority of sat. cards, except professional very expensive ones, do not have MPEG decoder chip soldered on them, and rely on your PC to decode the signal. From esthetics's standpoint, internal solution is preferable, as most people want their HTPC looking nice and cute, and not resemble a mount of various devices scattered around it.
You may want to contact DVBWorld about the new card to find the details or buy it. Currently Windows and Linux drivers are available for download. Would you like to "taste" it and tell us, how do you like this card so far.
: :tux: 
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This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.
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Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
As I recall you have the Flex package. Do you sub to multisport? -02 is FS1 and -03 is ESPN. -01 is Fox so you would get that if you sub to locals.Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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Hard getting used to the new younger Gibbs, Mark Harmons son had the right look but I understand he didn't want the role.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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College Football Playoff nears agreement on 24-team expansion that could end title games
The College Football Playoff field is about to get much more crowded as the conferences near a deal to double the size of the field to 24 teams starting next year
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