[mythtv-users] Dreambox (Linux) Sat-tuner + MythTV?...

[Razza]

F Peeters at 17 April 2007 13:31 wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am considering venturing in to the world of digital satellite TV
> (DVB-S).
> , as analog cable is getting worse by the month, especially as they now
> have moved all 35 channels up to UHF to free the VHF band for digital
> cable! (Aside from the limited lineup available!)
> *sigh*
> 
> Rather than mucking around with DVB-S cards, I am considering getting a
> Dreambox dual (Linux) sat-tuner (which has an Ethernet port, 2 CI slots
> and 2 built in card-reader slots, as well as twin tuners) to do the
> tuning
> and (where required) decrypting for me... (disclaimer: Yes, I *do*
> intend
> to get a subscription for the encrypted channels!!!)
> 
> I noticed there is support for DBOX2, and as that is (also?) the name
> of
> the Dreambox' predecessor, I was wondering if that means the Dreambox
> can
> also be used to stream the sat channels to the myth BE?
> 
> Does anybody have a setup like this already?

I thought the DBOX2 (Nokia?) was a different product to a Dreambox (Dream
Multimedia) - but could be wrong!
If you ever get confirmation of a Dreambox working with MythTV, please let
me know.