HDTV on C band

[deck402]

I am not sure if this is right forum but I want to decode the HD stuff that is on C band. There is no local HD OTA so want to go this route. I have a 8 ft mesh dish set up for C/KU with a Motorola 922. I think I just need a tuner to feed into my LCD HDTV "ready" set. Any recomendations on this or should I be in a different forum.

 

[Diamond Jim]

The Quail TV QS 1080 receiver will do it for you . It's expensive , but well worth it.

 

[voomvoom]

I agree with Jim, the Quali-tv, QS 1080IR, is well worth it to me. It's around $700. Most people go the PC card route, it's cheaper, I know nothing about those. Someone who does will probably chime in, sooner or later. Good luck on your decision.

Al

 

[birdview]

The PC card solution is alright but there is a huge learning curve with them. I much prefer the Integra or the QualiTV to the PC solution. Its just considerably more money.

 

[PSB]

I use the DVB World USB card for HD C-Band, see the review area

 

[iammike]

Twinhan cards are also very popular. That's what I use. The only problem with the PC card approach, besides the already mentioned learning curve, is delivery of the programming to your TV. You'll need a component, DVI, HDMI, or RGB input on the TV and a the corresponding output on the PC. You'll also need to have a PC next to the TV or if that's not possible do like me and spend a lot of time fishing wiring through walls and ceilings from the PC to the TV.

Mike

 

[MikeI]

Another vote for the QualiTV receiver. It's got some quirks in the receiver, but it's easy to use for the most part. You can select various HD formats if/when the need arises.

 

[Covack]

I will cast another vote for QualiTv, I've had mine close to a year, if not already,
best money I ever spent. It is not a blind scan receiver, but it works
well for what I need and want.

 

[WyrTwister]

I am not sure if this is right forum but I want to decode the HD stuff that is on C band. There is no local HD OTA so want to go this route. I have a 8 ft mesh dish set up for C/KU with a Motorola 922. I think I just need a tuner to feed into my LCD HDTV "ready" set. Any recomendations on this or should I be in a different forum.

I am testing HD on two different PCV DVB-S cards on 2 different computers .

One is a 2.8 gig Celeron 335 EMachine . This computer does not quite have the horsepower for HD .

The other is a AMD 64 3400+ Compaq . It has the power to do HD . Both using onboard audio and video , both on computer monitors .

Running MtTheatre on both .

There is a learing curve with the sat cards .

A lot of peoples are waiting for a popurly priced DVB-S HD Set Top Box receiver .



Wyr

 

[deck402]

The PC card is not an option as I use a MAC

 

[voomvoom]

Here are a couple of places to check with. I know they have them. I got mine from Mechtech and I know some members of this Forum that got there's from Rick's:
http://mechtech.satforums.com/
http://gofastmotorsports.com/rickssatellitehome.htm
And here is where they probably get them:
http://www.quali-tv.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
As you can see, there is a new receiver from Pace that is mpeg4. I don't think anyone has it in this country yet. I want one myself!

Al

 

[WyrTwister]

The PC card is not an option as I use a MAC

Hmmmmmm ..........................................


Wyr

 

[Tron]

Don't the external USB2 receivers have software (3rd party) that will run on a Mac? I use a PC for my Starbox, but I seem to remember seeing Mac drivers/software somewhere... or was that Linux?

 

[PSB]

Also just read an article the other day that Windows will now run on a Mac with some NEW offical software from Mac