maxsan Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 There are a lot of these tv tuner cards on the market at present and they are also useful for converting analogue video to digital etc. What I am not sure of is if i want to watch tv on my pc/laptop, do I need a freeview card and digibox, or can I bring the feed straight in from the dish to the tuner card. I know I can watch terrestrial tv via an ordinairy antenna, but it is the satellite tv I am interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Last time I checked specifications, I did not find any digital decoder PC add ons in UK or France. No technical reason why it cannot be done for FTA as opposed to FTV cards which at present would limit you to UK Radio, Horror Channel, BBc!, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC. No likelyhood of Sky releasing their encryption technology either so ITV TCM etc not likely to be available in immediate future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxsan Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 Mmm, thanks for that Anton. do you mean that satellite delivered FTA would be ok here in france, given of course the correct link up. and do you know if a decoder would be needed or woud it work straight into the card. I know a lot about pc's but this is the first time I have delved into pc tuner cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 All the PC Cardds I found were basically tuners for terrestrial TV. Try searching on 'Haupauge' ? spelling using google as they used to publish full details of their cards. If they say Pal or Secam they are almost bound to be terrestrial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwynydd Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 [quote]There are a lot of these tv tuner cards on the market at present and they are also useful for converting analogue video to digital etc. What I am not sure of is if i want to watch tv on my pc/laptop, ...[/quote]What I am not sure of is if i want to watch tv on my pc/laptop, do I need a freeview card and digibox, or can I bring the feed straight in from the dish to the tuner card. I know I can watch terrestrial tv via an ordinairy antenna, but it is the satellite tv I am interested in.Yes, you can. You can get digital tv receivers built on a PCI card which will fit into a spare slot on your computer. They are also available with USB connection. You will find them at your local satellite specialist shop.Bryn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxsan Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 Really? you live and learn on here alright. Do you mean shops here in France or the YUK? Any makes that you know of? Thanks for that information anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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