[linux-dvb] Re: Hauppauge, again...

[<mocm@metzlerbros.de>]

Wolfgang Wershofen writes:
 > 
 > Mittwoch, 27. März 2002 at 11:14 mocm@metzlerbros.de wrote:
 > 
 > > aded writes:
 > >  > Hello,
 > >  > finally I'll buy a satellite card, and probably I'll buy an Hauppauge.
 > 
 > > The SAA7146 has really very different functions for the two cards.
 > > If you can afford it and want to watch TV, get a DVB-s.
 > > If you want internet via satellite get the Nova.
 > 
 > Why do you prefer the Nova-card for IP over Sat? Is it only because you
 > don't need MPEG-decoder and tv-out for that or is there also a
 > difference in networking itself between the two cards?
 > 

The Nova can give you an entire transponder's TS while the DVB-s can't
transfer that much data. So for high bandwith transfer to the host PC
the Nova is much better.

Marcus


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