[mythtv-users] Looking to switch to FreeSat from FreeView in the UK

[paul]

TBS 6982 & 6280 stoking cards, work without issues. However it is true 
that you have to recompile the drivers often, but have never lost a 
recording since I swapped from Hauppauge DVB-T  & DVB-S.
I use Mythbuntu.

Paul.


On 01/06/15 14:10, Tim Draper wrote:
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> ---- On Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:55:24 +0100 Gordon McCrae<gordon.mccrae at gmail.com> wrote ----
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>   >  That pretty much is the reason why I would prefer USB sticks! You were lucky only one tuner died rather than the card as a whole. I've had one USB stick die in over 8 years, and all I had to do was disable it in MythTV. That aside, it sound like the TBS 4 channel card is my best option from a price perspective also, I'll just keep the DVB-T tuners as a backup.
>   >  So how did d you supply all the inputs? Do you have cable runs direct to the dish, or do you take one feed and connect to a booster with multiple ports?
>   >  Also, what about it EPG, do you use EIT or XML feed?
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> i'm XML.
> i ran EPG on the first 6981, but upgraded to XML for the improved metadata. both options did/do work reliably.
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> Cabling is direct to LNB on the dish. That has a quad LNB on it, with tails into the loft which then uses an female/female adaptor to join the two ends of the cable together. no more faffing about directly on the dish side. the other 2 tails from the LNB are currently un-used in in the loft for future use.
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