[linux-dvb] Re: DVB-s and Sky channels

["Bob" <pvr@thepier.freeserve.co.uk>]

Thanks for the reply, yes what a shame, it has dulled my spirit to venture
into building a system a little.
But maybe it shouldn't - I would still end up with a very good system by all
accounts with many advantages over any other.

Thanks for the suggestion for the mpeg encoder.
What daunts me most about building a system is the IR tramitter bit, are you
selling units? :) (I have a phobia when it comes to electronic components
:) ).
Btw, what about IR receivers to control VDR, are they part of most DVB
cards??
Since I'll have to record the majority of the channels I want using the
encoder, I suppose it doesn't matter much whether I get a DVB-t or a DVB-s -
unless you know any pros or cons?

Btw2, do I need a DVB card at all? I already have a Hauppauge WinTV card and
if I have a MPEG encoder is that all I need, or do I need the DVB for the
EPG overlay? (I'd need a IR receiver mechanism too)

Thanks for you all your help.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: kls@cadsoft.de [mailto:kls@cadsoft.de]On Behalf Of Klaus
> Schmidinger
> Sent: 01 February 2003 19:38
> To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [linux-dvb] Re: DVB-s and Sky channels
>
>
> Bob wrote:
> >
> > ...
> > I guess I'll look at mpeg encoders and IRC units as well, but
> that (at least
> > latter bit) sounds involved.
> >
> > Could give up and let Sky win and give them they're blood money for Sky+
> > ?250, installation ?50, and sub. ?10pm - don't know whether the
> installation
> > or the sub. fees makes me cry/laugh more.
>
> I am using the Kfir MPEG2 encoder card to convert the analog video signal
> from the Digibox into an MPEG2 Transport Stream for use with VDR.
> Works fine
> with the 'sky' plugin that comes with the VDR developer version
> (see ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/vdr/Developer). Of course it is pure madness to
> receive a digital signal, convert it to analog and then back to
> digital, but
> I'm afraid this is the only way...
>
> Klaus
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