[mythtv-users] Direct TV Question - Version 2

[Mark]

DVB cards will not work with DTV, only Dish/BEL/etc that use the DVB 
standard.  Setting up a DVB
card to decode Dish and work on myth is the trick.

Steele Price wrote:

> In principal these work with DishNet, but one might also work with 
> DirectTV.
> Twinhan/VisionPlus 1020/30 or Hauppage Nexus-S
> Not sure if either dish or direc will send you a married card for it 
> though...
> some specs are here:
> http://www.dvbcanada.com/usa/products.html
>  
> I have a VisionPlus 1030 on it's way and will be trying it with some 
> providers, will report back some results, I am mainly interested in 
> FTA though.
> Steele
> http://xtcp.net
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Tim_Carr at i2.com <mailto:Tim_Carr at i2.com>
>     *To:* mythtv-users at mythtv.org <mailto:mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:23 PM
>     *Subject:* [mythtv-users] Direct TV Question - Version 2
>
>
>     Sorry - let me re-ask the question again.  
>
>     I'm interested in trying to put together a good system with the
>     mythtv program.  Right now in my house, though, I've only got a
>     Direct TV hookup.  When I'm looking around, I have not been able
>     to find a card that looks like it will take a Direct TV feed,
>     though.  From what I can see of normal video cards, they all work
>     off of analog cable feeds rather than a digital cable feed or a
>     Direct TV feed.  Hopefully, though, it would be something that
>     could also change channels, as well.  The thing that throws me is
>     the fact I'm thinking I would have to put my Direct TV card (my
>     subscriber one) into the PC card to make it work?
>
>     So my questions are:
>
>     - Is there a video card that will work directly off the satellite?
>     - If not, is there some way to get the PC/Mythtv program to drive
>     the satellite box?
>
>     Thanks,
>     Tim
>
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