[mythtv-users] How many people in the UK would buy a DVB-T2 PCI-E with working drivers?

[Peter Mitchell]

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> From: Rob Clive <rob at r2g2.co.uk>
> 
> I would be interested  in the dual DVB-T2 card, subject to the drivers
> being reliable and me  upgrading my hardware.  We can in theory get
> Freeview HD here (Mendip)  but signal strength isn't great for SD (lots
> of dropouts) so heaven knows  what HD might be like.  I await the Mendip
> re-allocation of channels  this year to see it if helps, otherwise I'll
> have to wait for the power up in  2012.  And you thought switchover was a
> one step process!
> 

I've been waiting for a DVB-T2 card since March last year - I get my signal
from Crystal Palace so Freeview HD has been available here for some
months now.

This would form part of a complete upgrade however. Whilst the
motherboard of my current combined FE/BE can take PCI-E cards
neither my CPU or current video card are capable of decoding H.264 1080i
in real time - maxes out at 720p! The upgrade would involve putting
together a new dedicated FE for playback which I have been planning
for a while - the availability of DVB-T2 cards would simply give me the
incentive to finally do this!

Peter