<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 at 21:09, Nick Kelsey <<a href="mailto:mythtv@silicondust.com">mythtv@silicondust.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
On 8/22/2020 10:43 AM, Ken Mink wrote:<br>
> I am a long time MythTV user, >15 years. I am currently using a <br>
> HDHomerun for ATSC OTA and a HDPVR connected to my STB. I have taken a <br>
> new job and am moving to the Netherlands. I will be living in <br>
> Amsterdam and am wondering if there any NL users who can point me to <br>
> what tuner/capture options there are? I am currently on V0.29, but I <br>
> am willing to upgrade once we're settled in.<br>
><br>
Great to hear you use a HDHomeRun ATSC unit! The HDHomeRun HDHR5-4DT is <br>
our 5th gen HDHomeRun and it works in Amsterdam. It has 4-tuners of <br>
DVB-T/T2.<br><br></blockquote><div>The DVB-T2 system in the Netherlands, called "Digitenne", has one multiplex with the three public channels in HEVC/H265 full HD/1080p50 plus one regional channel. All other channels on the other multiplexes are encrypted.</div><div>Receiving the encrypted channels requires a proprietary set-top-box and cannot be used with MythTV. The two-tuner HDHomeRun works perfect but as you need only one tuner a MyGica T230 USB stick might be good enough.</div><div><br></div><div>You can get cable TV from Ziggo. This has the three public channels in H264 full HD/1080i50 unencrypted and a collection of commercial channels in SD also unencrypted. The four tuners of a HDHomeRun (cable version) are useful here. The commercial channels are also present in HD but they need a smartcard to decrypt and this will likely not work in a computer as this is CI+.</div><div>Ziggo is great if you like Formula One, their sports channel has this, is HD and is also not encrypted.</div><div><br></div><div>Depending on where you are going to live you might have a fiber connection, and it is possible you can choose your own provider for Internet and TV. Some providers, including KPN, have encrypted IPTV signals that need a special set-top-box. Not useful. But there are also some small providers, e.g. Trined, that have DVB-C and that have a good collection of HD channels, all unencrypted. This is by far the best option but it has to be available.</div><div><br></div><div>All Dutch TV channels are also available on satellite from Canal Digitaal on Astra-1 and Astra-3. This requires a smartcard and a CAM. I did test this a while ago with a TBS 6528 card.</div><div><br></div><div>If you like British TV then a satellite dish for Astra-2 gives you a large collection of channels including the BBC known as Freesat. This is all unencrypted.</div><div><br></div><div>Klaas.</div><div><br></div></div></div>