Recommendations for PCIe FTA tuner

[Christopherve7alb]

Hi all,

I just had a DVB-World DVB-S2 PCIe satellite computer tuner die on me and I'm starting to consider replacements. Any good recommendations? I have previously used the WinTV Nova with success, however it doesn't do DVB-S2 and I may as well future-proof my FTA computer set-up.

 

[tede]

I would strongly recommend the TBS6925 PCIe card, in my opinion is probably the best out
there right now, it's a little more money than some of the other cards but you won't be
disappointed. www.tbsdtv.com
Tede

 

[Magic Static]

Your choice could hinge on the software you want to use with it. I use MyTheatre with a TeVii S464 PCI card. They also have a PCIe version and USB version. It supports Easy BlindScan and CrazyScan as well. TBS cards are popular also and work with DVBDream in windows. Also support BlindScaning.

 

[Lone Gunman]

Is there a down side of using a USB interface instead of PCI or PCIe?

 

[Christopherve7alb]

Thanks for the suggestions, tede and Magic Static. I was actually looking at one of the TBS tuners, just wasn't sure how good they were. For reference I will be using the card with DVBDream under Windows 7.

 

[Magic Static]

Is there a down side of using a USB interface instead of PCI or PCIe?

One thing I dislike about most USB tuners is having another power supply to plug in somewhere. Being able to put it all in the same case makes it neat and tidy. But they definately have some advantages, like using them with a Laptop. Being able to swap them out in a minute with a different tuner instead of tearing apart the computer case.

 

[Magic Static]

Thanks for the suggestions, tede andMagic Static. I was actually looking at one of the TBS tuners, just wasn't sure how good they were. For reference I will be using the card with DVBDream under Windows 7.

I never liked DVBDream. It's too finicky. The biggest thing for me is you can't combine an ATSC tuner and DVBS tuners seemlessly like you can in MyTheatre.

 

[Christopherve7alb]

In the end I decided to go with the TBS tuner. It's on order now so hopefully I'll have it soon.