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I've got a Dell C521 that I would like to be able to use with MyTheatre and TSReader. The C521 only takes low-profile cards, so I'm somewhat limited in my options. The only low-profile PCI card that I know of is the Twinhan 1025. The USB options I know of are the Twinhan Starbox and the DVB World box. My understanding is the Starbox will work with MyTheatre but probably not with TSReader. My understanding of the DVB World box is that it will work with TSReader if I swap drivers every time I want to use it, and MyTheatre again having to swap drivers if I used TSReader last. Don't suppose anyone has tried it with MT with the TSReader driver? The info on the 1025 is a little less obvious. It seems that it will work with MyTheatre, but I can't find anything one way or the other about TSReader.
Can anyone shed any further light on any of these 3 options or suggest additional alternatives?
Thanks,
Mike
Can anyone shed any further light on any of these 3 options or suggest additional alternatives?
Thanks,
Mike
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Starbox and 1025 card
I got a Twinhan Starbox (I, not II) about this time last year.
After solving the overheating problems, I put it away as MT was just too much for me to bear.
This year, I got the bug again, and ordered up the same Twinhan 1025 as you.
Yes, it seems to be a low profile card, and I assumed it was similar/identical to the 1020's and 102g's...
Well, MT had matured a lot, and I had a lot better luck.
However, I eventually came to the decisioin that the 1025 card was defective.
All I could get was about 60% signal level, compared to the Starbox.
My reason for getting a card was due to the relatively poor support for the Starbox by anything but MT (which I have come to despise).
Today, you can get a Starbox II for a piddling price, and it does have BDA drivers.
However, I am totally uncertain if BDA is a good thing or a really, really bad thing.
It's certainly not the panacea it's promised to be.
As for the DVB World, I think they had an overpriced USB 1 box last year when I got the Starbox, and I never gave them a 2nd look.
Appears they have a USB 2 unit, now.
Getting new stuff always leaves you short on support, and I mean by the leading software.
Do you homework before getting something on the edge.
Also, I see the DVBw at about 2X the price of the Starbox II, so it's still a little overpriced.
edit: here's a dirty little secret about running the DVBw with TSreader.
I got a Twinhan Starbox (I, not II) about this time last year.
After solving the overheating problems, I put it away as MT was just too much for me to bear.
This year, I got the bug again, and ordered up the same Twinhan 1025 as you.
Yes, it seems to be a low profile card, and I assumed it was similar/identical to the 1020's and 102g's...
Well, MT had matured a lot, and I had a lot better luck.
However, I eventually came to the decisioin that the 1025 card was defective.
All I could get was about 60% signal level, compared to the Starbox.
My reason for getting a card was due to the relatively poor support for the Starbox by anything but MT (which I have come to despise).
Today, you can get a Starbox II for a piddling price, and it does have BDA drivers.
However, I am totally uncertain if BDA is a good thing or a really, really bad thing.
It's certainly not the panacea it's promised to be.
As for the DVB World, I think they had an overpriced USB 1 box last year when I got the Starbox, and I never gave them a 2nd look.
Appears they have a USB 2 unit, now.
Getting new stuff always leaves you short on support, and I mean by the leading software.
Do you homework before getting something on the edge.
Also, I see the DVBw at about 2X the price of the Starbox II, so it's still a little overpriced.
edit: here's a dirty little secret about running the DVBw with TSreader.
Anole,
I wound up going with the DVB World box. PSB had a pretty good deal on one. With shipping it only cost about $6 more than the Starbox at Sadoun. I want to be able to use both MT and TSReader, and this seemed like the best bet. Neither the Starbox nor the 1025 are listed on the supported hardware list for TSReader. I figured it would be better to deal with the driver swapping than risk making a purchase that couldn't do everything I wanted to do.
Thanks for the info on the 1025. I was a little skeptical about it already. I just purchased SageTV and am using the MT plugin. I definitely wanted something that works well with MT too. Can't beat having the FTA goodness available through Sage on any TV in the house. Got's to see my RTN.
Mike
I wound up going with the DVB World box. PSB had a pretty good deal on one. With shipping it only cost about $6 more than the Starbox at Sadoun. I want to be able to use both MT and TSReader, and this seemed like the best bet. Neither the Starbox nor the 1025 are listed on the supported hardware list for TSReader. I figured it would be better to deal with the driver swapping than risk making a purchase that couldn't do everything I wanted to do.
Thanks for the info on the 1025. I was a little skeptical about it already. I just purchased SageTV and am using the MT plugin. I definitely wanted something that works well with MT too. Can't beat having the FTA goodness available through Sage on any TV in the house. Got's to see my RTN.
Mike
congrats
If you got the DVB World box for $96, that's a lot better than the $139 I've seen.
The Twinhan cost me around $90 at Sadoun last year.
This year, a Starbox II goes for only $60, elsewhere (and not on eBay - I don't buy there)
I've got my fingers 'crossed for you, for good luck.
Let's hear how you like it, once you're all hooked up.
Maybe I'll want one... since I can't decide on a stand-alone FTA box...
... the whole idea of watching a show live scares me after years with a Dish PVR-508
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If you got the DVB World box for $96, that's a lot better than the $139 I've seen.
The Twinhan cost me around $90 at Sadoun last year.
This year, a Starbox II goes for only $60, elsewhere (and not on eBay - I don't buy there)
I've got my fingers 'crossed for you, for good luck.
Let's hear how you like it, once you're all hooked up.
Maybe I'll want one... since I can't decide on a stand-alone FTA box...
... the whole idea of watching a show live scares me after years with a Dish PVR-508
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PSB has the DVB World box for $105 including shipping. Sadoun wanted 89 plus shipping, which is about $10 or $11 to Roanoke. The net difference worked out to around $5 or $6.
I've got my fingers 'crossed for you, for good luck.
Let's hear how you like it, once you're all hooked up.
Maybe I'll want one... since I can't decide on a stand-alone FTA box...
... the whole idea of watching a show live scares me after years with a Dish PVR-508
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Thanks, I'm hoping it works out well too. Incidentally, if you're looking for a good PVR solution for FTA you might want to check out SageTV and the MT plugin for Sage. I've been playing with Sage with the Twinhan 1020a in my other PC and it works really well. If it works the way I think it will, I'll soon have a PVR with working guide for G10R and the other FTA's. I'll probably be posting a review soon.
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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Love this guy's channel. Looks like Walmart has thrown in the towel when it comes to conventional car batteries.
I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
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I bought a new AGM battery from Walmart about a year ago, it is already needing replacing. I thought about just buying a regular battery but from what I've read, that might not be a smart move. Might check my Forscan program and see if I can change the battery type from AGM.
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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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Can't help but wonder if a worker overlooked checking the harness. I rarely ride a roller coaster anymore but when I do I check the harness myself pretty aggressively.
Can't imagine what the son is going through.
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Dad levitated and bled then fell to his death from coaster
Eyewitnesses have shared fresh details of the horrific accident that happened at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday afternoon.
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Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
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Had no idea there were that many redundancies built into those restraints.Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
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It makes sense, however, I would want more types of restraints, so if one doesn't work, the other does ... the restraints coming over the shoulder I would have expected ... with a Seat belt as last resort.
Fwiw, I inquired with what they use on Coasters at Cedar Point, various Coasters, different restraints according to what the car and track requires ...
NONE of the Coasters at CP use THAT particular system
I'm glad to see ...
UPDATE: Six Flags is adding seatbelts to all 9 rollercoasters
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Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed at the theme park in Austell earlier this month, after he was thrown from his seat on the Goliath rollercoaster. Four others were injured.
Finally ....UPDATE: Six Flags is adding seatbelts to all 9 rollercoasters
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Hassan Kariem, 42, was killed at the theme park in Austell earlier this month, after he was thrown from his seat on the Goliath rollercoaster. Four others were injured.
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The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.
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