Nathan writes: > Hello, > > I just wanted to verify the following (I went over some of the API > documentation, and other information for the driver for the Siemens DVB > cards, and it looks to be the case, but I wanted to be sure, before > investing in one). Is it possible to handle each demux'd channel from a > QPSK input source at the same time? > > i.e. say I want to record 5 channels at the same time, processing power, > and disk speed aside, is this technically possible with the Siemens DVB > cards, using the driver mentioned on linuxtv.org for them? If so, what is > the limit? Seperately, what is the recommended card for the highest > quality/performance I can get?
The Siemens DVB card (or any with AV7110) cannot do this. It cannot handle the bandwidth for much more than one normal TV channel (max. maybe 8-9 Mbit). If you want to record a complete transport stream get the WinTV Nova (=Technotrend budget) card. Ralph -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
