aded writes: > Hello, > finally I'll buy a satellite card, and probably I'll buy an Hauppauge. > I've seen two versions, "WinTV Nova" and "WinTV DVB's": both these cards > are supported for Linux (through Siemens driver), there are "only" 3 > hardware differences: > > - audio (via-PCI in Nova, "dedicated" in DVB's); > - CI expansion in DVB's, nothing in Nova; > - TV out in DVB's, nothing in Nova. > - of course, Nova is less expensive... > > OK, now suppose that I have no problem for audio (no problem for PCI), > and suppose that... I can use the satellite card without a CI interface > to view ALL channels (because of a software decryption, for "scientific > purposes"...). And no problem for TV-out. > > Why not to buy Nova card?
Because it doesn't have a hardware MPEG decoder, so that you need a software decoder. I think that really should be clearly mentioned by the manufacturer, otherwise it is false advertising, or at least misleading. > Have you had some negative experiences with Nova (or DVB's)? > Of course, both the cards use SAA7146a chip... I think... > The SAA7146 has really very different functions for the two cards. If you can afford it and want to watch TV, get a DVB-s. If you want internet via satellite get the Nova. Marcus -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
