GUIDE: Info, Set-Up & Maintaining Your DVB-S Card & MyTheatre.
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GUIDE: Info, Set-Up & Maintaining Your DVB-S Card & MyTheatre
Thanks go to loopy for this fine guide.
This is my attempt to make a guide to set-up and maintain you Twinhan DVB Card. This is not to show anybody up, but rather to link what you need to do in one post. This should work for most DVB cards, but since I only have a Twinhan 102G, this will focus on those, but should work pretty much the same for others. Clicking the Blue will link you to the post or files your need. If you have any questions or comments, I ask that you go Here or start a New thread and help will be given. I would like to keep this thread Clean for easier viewing and to allow me to add stuff as needed without having to scroll through pages of comments and questions. Thank-you
HARDWARE
The minimum PC Requirements you will need to use your DVB Card:
Software and Hardware requirements.
By reason ProgDVB was written for x86 systems - this software will work only under these Operating Systems:
* MS Windows 98 (SE is better).
* MS Windows 2000 with SP2 installed.
* MS Windows XP.
Software witch you will need installed before using ProgDVB:
* DirectX v.8.0 or higher.
* It is more better to use the new drivers from Techno Trend© v2.09 or 2.10.
* For work with Recording's option you will need to install some software codecs from different manufactures.
For work with ProgDVB your PC must have enough hardware resources. Mininum requirements for hardware are:
* Intel© Pentium-III Processor 500 Mhz.
* 128 MB memory on board.
* 5 MB of disc space (without size of disc space for Video & Audio Recording).
* AGP SVGA GraficVideo-Adapter with 32 MB memory on board.
* SoundBlaster compatible sound card.
* Network adapter 10/100 MB/Sec. (High speed Net-card is strongly recommended for Broadcasting).
Please note that there are 2 different types of cards....
* Hardware Mode - They process the signal on the card itself, and they have a TV card built-in to them. The Nexus is a example of this.
* Software Mode - The processing of the signal is made on your PC. The Twinhan is a example of this
Nexus users would probably be fine using the minimum requirements. Twinhan users might experience some freezing or have problems in the future, as it is rumored that Dish will be speeding up the stream, using the minimum requirements. Those Twinhan users who want to watch TV on their TV set, would require a Video Card with VGA-to-TV to send the signal out to a regular TV set. I would reccomend a ATI 9250 (or better), but there are many others that will work. Each system is different depending on what the computer will be used for. Take a look at the Working Set-ups to see what others have/are using to give you a good idea of what I am talking about. With the VGA-to-TV Video Card, you will be able to watch TV on your TV set and use your PC at the same time. Again, how effective this will be will depend on your set-up.
PICTURE QUALITY
Satellite tuner cards receive MPEG-2 signals and by my understanding at the present time, there are a FEW HD Channels on DishNetwork. You should expect to receive digital quality as DishNetwork signals are digitally sent.
MULTIPLE SATELITES
You will be able to set-up multiple satelite locations ...61.5,110,119, etc. This will depend on how many dishes you have. I would reccomend using DishPro equipment. Legacy equipment will work as well, but DishPro is newer, broadcasts at a higer frequency, and works better as it allows for longer runs. You can always add a inline satelite booster for signal if you are having problems with signal strength.
To use multiple satelites, you will need a DiSEqC Switch. If you are only planning on pointing only to two satelites and are using a DishNetwork Dual or Quad LNB, the switch is built in. The switches built in on a DishPro LNB are newer and work better than a Legacy one. The 2 most commonly used DiSEqC levels are version 1.0 and version 1.2.
* Version 1.0 allows you to connect a DiSEqC switch with maximum 4 different inputs, in this way you can connect 4 different Single Head LNBF’s (4 dishes aimed at 4 different satellites for example) to your receiver. The receiver can automaticly connect to the correct LNBF depending on the channel that you have selected on your satellite receiver.
* Version 1.2 allows you to connect for example a DiSEqC Motor to your receiver, by using a DiSEqC-compatible motor you can receive the signals from various satellites. Your sat card and software will control the movement of your motorized antenna. The motor will usually work with a second wire that can be tied to the coaxial cable (tie-wrap the coax and power wire together). In other cases, the signal feed doubles as the power source for the motor as well.
Of course anything newer than a 1.2 should work better and is always reccomended. 2.0 is a example of this.
RECORDING
With a DVB set-up, you will be able to record programs to your hard drive as long as you have the necessary space required for your recordings. This will work like a Tivo or PVR with NO Fee's. The recordings will mainly be in PVA and MPEG-2 formats. You can then convert your recordings to DVD format and then burn them to CD/DVD, if you so desire. Recording will be done through the software installed or through a third party plugin that is added to that software.
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