[mythtv-users] Dual DVB-S Receiver Capable of using CI / CAM module

[Stephen Boddy]

On Sunday 27 August 2006 23:47, James Buckley wrote:
> I stand corrected:
>
> http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/uk/Products/Consumer+Products/PCTV+Tu
>ners/PCTV+Digital+PVR+(DVB-S_DVB-T)/PCTV+Dual+Sat+Pro+PCI.htm
>
> My understanding is that DVB-T / DVB-S / DVB-C have no concept of
> "decoding" the video (as it's just an mpeg2 stream). So, could this card
> theoritcally receive HD FTA channels (assuming they broadcast them, and
> they are mpeg2. I'm wondering how they manage to get the bandwidth for 2
> receivers down 1 PCI slot.
>
> Sorry for blabbering so fast...

PCI  	32bits  	33 MHz  	133 MB/s  	1.06 Gbps

Rough guestimates are ~4 Mbps for SD, and ~20 Mbps for HD. Even if I'm way off 
on these guesses, your PCI bus should cope fine.
-- 
Steve Boddy