How to watch live TV on your iPad/iPhone/iPod?

Want to watch live TV broadcasts in high definition on your iPad, iPod touch, iPhone or other mobile devices without installing hardware like Boxee or Slingbox?
If you have a TBS digital TV tuner then it’s possible to stream signal direct and watch live TV to your iPod, iPhone or iPad, wherever you are. In this article we’ll show you how to do it for free. Remember that streaming TV over the Internet can quickly eat up your mobile data allowance, so bear this in mind when using it.

Tools you need

TBS digital TV tuner card, this can be satellite (DVB-S), cable (DVB-C) or terrestrial (DVB-T), depending on what signal you have.You can buy these cards on our buydvb online shop :
DVB-S2/S PCIe TV Tuner Card: TBS6925, TBS6984 quad tuner, TBS6928 TV tuner with CI slot
DVB-S2/S USB TV Qbox: TBS 5925 TV Box, TBS5980 USB DVB S2 TV QBox CI
DVB-T2/T PCIe TV Tuner Card: TBS6284 quad tuner card, TBS6280 dual tuner
Here we use TBS 6925 DVB-S2 PCIe TV Tuner as example:
In order to stream the signal over the Internet you’ll need to download a free media centre app called MediaPortal, along with a free plug-in called iPiMP. Make sure you download version 5.2.0.821 of iPiMP from the Downloads list.

Install MediaPortal

Double-click MediaPortal_Setup_1.2.1_FINAL, clicking Yes when prompted. Wait for files to be unpacked, then work your way through the setup wizard, clicking Next between each step.
Start by leaving English (United States) selected, then choose ‘Start with the installation now’ followed by ‘Yes — I will use MediaPortal to watch TV’.
Leave ‘Perform a One Click Installaton’ selected and click Next followed by Install. Then wait while each component is installed as required. Once complete, click Exit to finish.

Scan for TV channels

Your TV tuner TBS6925 should already be plugged in and the drivers installed for it. Double-click the TV-Server Configuration desktop shortcut and click Yes if prompted to get started.
Expand TV Servers > Computer Name > your TV Tuner (typically beginning ‘DVB-S’). Select UK under Country, then locate your local TV transmitter from the Region/Provider drop-down menu. If you don’t know what it is, select ‘All Regions’ before clicking Scan for channels.
MediaPortal will now scan for available channels. The Status window will alert you when new channels have been found.

Configure and test channels

When ‘Scan done’ appears, select TV Channels in the left-hand pane to view all available channels. Remove those channels you have no interest in by pressing Ctrl on the keyboard and clicking each one in turn; then right-click and choose ‘Delete this channel’, followed by Yes when prompted.

Once you’ve chosen your channels, verify that the card is working properly by selecting a channel, clicking the Preview button and then waiting. After some delay a pop-up window displaying the channel should appear.

Troubleshoot card problems

If the channel doesn’t show, or you get an error message, you’ll need to tweak the card settings. Expand TV Servers and click on your computer’s name from the list. Select your card in the right-hand pane and click Edit to tweak its settings.
Make sure ‘Stop card’ rather than ‘Pause card’ is selected, and try changing ‘Preferred network provider’ from Generic to DVB-S before clicking Save and trying the Preview button again.

Configure electronic programme guide

Next, select DVB EPG from the left-hand menu, wait if prompted and then verify that Enabled is ticked under ‘EPG grabbing when idle’. Expand DVB EPG and select ‘TV EPG grabber’. Click All under the channel list, then tick English.

Recording preferences

If you plan to record TV shows to watch at your convenience, select the Recording section to configure the recording process.
Use the General tab to determine when a recording begins and ends (by default it begins 7 minutes before a show is due to start and ends 10 minutes after its scheduled finish).
Verify where your recorded programmes will be saved from the Folder tab (make sure the correct card is selected from the drop-down menu or click ‘Same recording folder for all cards’).
The Disk Quota tab allows you to reserve drive space by deleting old recordings when free space drops below a certain level.

Install iPiMP

When you’re done configuring MediaPortal, click OK followed by Yes to restart the service.
Now double-click the MediaPortal Configuration desktop shortcut. Leave Standard selected and click Continue followed by OK to create folders necessary for iPiMP to install correctly.
Now double-click the iPiMP setup file you downloaded earlier, clicking Run followed by Yes or Continue if prompted. Click Next followed by Yes, select I Agree and then tick ‘Singleseat installation’ before clicking Next again.
Type 85 into the ‘Enter the TCP port to listen on’ box and click Next twice. Click Browse to choose a suitable folder in which to store the files iPiMP converts in order to allow you to watch live TV, then click Next, followed by Yes and Install. When finished, click Exit and restart your PC.

Set up remote access

Next, you need to assign the computer running MediaPortal a static IP address. Once done, you then need to configure a port on your router to allow your mobile devices to access your TV signal outside of your home network — consult your router’s documentation or visit Port Forward for guides to specific models.
Once logged into your router’s configuration utility — typically through your browser — locate the Port Forwarding section, then enter 85 into the Port From and To boxes, plus the static IP address you just created for the computer running MediaPortal.

Access from your ipad

While connected to your home network on your phone, browse to whatsmyip.com and make a note of your public IP address. Now test your connection by disconnecting from your home network and switching to your mobile broadband Internet connection. Type http://1.2.3.4:85 into your web browser, where 1.2.3.4 is the public IP address you just made a note of.


If everything has been set up correctly you’ll be prompted for a username and password. Enter ‘admin’ for both and tap the blue Login button.

Watch live TV on iPad

Start by changing your login details for security — do so by tapping Administration followed by Change Password.
You’re now ready to watch live TV or schedule recordings to watch later. Tap the Home button, then select TV Guide > All Channels and pick a channel from the list. A ‘Now and Next’ EPG will be displayed for that channel.
Click Stream to watch live television — it’ll take a short period of time, but a countdown will commence that, when finished, reveals options for playing and stopping the broadcast.

Click Play to view the TV channel in a new browser window. Once complete, click done, close the window and then click Stop to free up the TV tuner to watch another channel.

How to use TBS MCE Tool to watch pay TV on Windows Media Center

Here our article introduce a method of how to watch encrypted TV on Windows7 Media Center.

Hardware and Software you need:

—-TBS6928 DVB-S2 TV Tuner CI Card

—-Subscription card (smartcard)

—-CAM

—-TBS MCECITool
TBS MCE CI Tool is particularly designed for users who want to watch encrypted TV channels on Windows7 Media Center. Before you could use this MCE CI tool, you need to have valid paytv card and the compatible CAM for the CA system.Here are the procedures.

—-Windows 7 Media Center

How to watch encrypted TV on Windows7 Media Center?

1. Install TBS6928 and TBS MCE CI Tool

Firstly, you have to install hardware TBS6928 and its driver program.
When you have finished that, inserting the CAM and smartcard properly,
then you are ready to install MCE CI Tool.

TBS MCE CI Tool is particularly designed for users who want to watch encrypted TV channels on Windows7 Media Center.

Download TBS MCE Tool www.tbsdtv.com/download/common/TBS_MCECITool_V1.0.0.1.zip and run it as follows:


Go ahead with the steps until you’ve finished the installation of the software.

After correctly installing the tool, you can run it on your computer
now. The first popped-out window is as follows, indicating the spotted
hardware. If no device is listed, then probably you should check the
hardware and windows driver installation of the card again.


Click “OK” to continue.

Now you can just keep the interface staying open, and move on to the
next step. Please do not click “Exit”, or the tool will be closed and
not function any more. However, if you still want to check the cam info,
you can wait a minute and then click “Activate MMI”. Relevant info will
be displayed down.

2.Watch Encrypted TV on Windows Media Center:

Since TBS MCE CI Tool is functioning now, you can open Windows 7
Media Center and start scanning your TV channels. If you do not know how
to use Windows Media Center with the card, we have other documents
explaining how to use Windows 7 media Center with our cards.

However, there is one thing that worth mentioning here. The encrypted
TV channels that you have already found may not be listed in the
channel list automatically. So, you have to edit the channels as
follows.

Starting from the main interface, you have to find the “Edit
channels” window with the following route
“Task”-“Settings”-“TV”-“Guide”-“Edit channels”.


Here, you can tick all the channels that you want, and click “Save”.
Then, you can go back to “Live TV” window and watch those encrypted TV
channels.

DVB-S2 USB and PCIe TV Tuner

TBS Technology has launched two exciting DVB-S2 TV Tuner Cards TBS5925 and TBS6928.
TBS5925 DVB-S2 TV Qbox USB
TBS5925 DVB-S2 TV Tuner USB is a professional satellite PC tuner box, a versatile PC tuner box. Besides supporting blind scan and 32APSK Demodulator, it also supports CCM, VCM, ACM mode and multiple Transport Stream receiving. TBS5925 is fully compatible with windows 7 Media Center and many other popular satellite applications, e.g. DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader…

Features:

* 1. DVB-S2/S Transponders Receiving
* 2. CCM, VCM and ACM mode support
* 3 .Support Multiple Transport Stream Receiving
* 4. Transponders blind scan
* 5. Wide range symbol rates support, from 200Ksps to 45Msps
* 6.High-speed Data download via Satellite
* 7. Windows 7 Media Center compatible
* 8.Supported by DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader…


Specifications:

* 1. Receiving Frequency: 950~2150 MHz Tuning Range
* 2. Input Level: -69~23dBm
* 3. DVB-S2/DVB-S DIRECTV 8PSK QPSK Demodulator
* 4. 8PSK /QPSK/16APSK/32APSK Mode
* 5. Symbol Rates:
DVB-S QPSK: 200Ksps-45 Msps
DVB-S2 8PSK/QPSK: 200Ksps-45 Msps
* 6. Code Rates:
DVS-S: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
DVB-S2 QPSK: 1/4,1/3,2/5,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,8/10
DVB-S2 8PSK: 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
16 APSK: 2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10
32APSK: 3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10
* 7. Automatic Acquisition Range: ±10MHz
* 8. DiSEqC 2.x Compliant
* 9. USB 2.0 interface

TBS6928 DVB-S2 TV Tuner PCIe:
TBS6928 is a PCI-Express interface DVB-S2 TV Tuner Card with CI slot which supports watching digital satellite TV or downloading data from satellite in your computer. The CI slot on the board allows CAM insertion for watching payTV channels.

Main Features:

* 1. DVB-S2/S Transponders Receiving
* 2. CI support
* 3. Transponders blind scan
* 4. Linux S2API Drivers Compatible with MythTV, VDR, XBMC, DVBLast, VLC, etc.
* 5. Supported by DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlink, ProgDVB, Skynet, Tsreader etc .


Specifications:

* 1.Receiving Frequency: 925~2175 MHz Tuning Range
2.Input level: -69~ -23dBm
3.Advanced DVB-S2/DVB-S 8PSK QPSK Demodulator
4. Symbol Rates:
　 DVB-S2 QPSK: 1-45 Msps
　 DVB-S2 8PSK: 1-45 Msps
5. Code Rates:
　 DVB-S2 NBC QPSK: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
　 DVB-S2 QPSK: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4. 4/5. 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
　 DVB-S2 8PSK: 3/5, 2/3. 3/4. 5/6. 8/9, 9/10
6. Automatic Acquisition Range: ±10MHz
7. Automatic Pilot detection
8. DiSEqC 2.x compliant
9. CI Design
10. PCI Express interface


System Requirements:

* Windows 2000/XP/Vista Linux
* DirectX9.0 or later Version
* Available PCI Express Port

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Dish and Blockbuster to introduce Netflix competitor Friday

From: venturebeat.com
Satellite TV operator Dish Network will announce a new Blockbuster-branded all-you-can-watch video streaming service on Friday, according to a CNNMoney report.

The move for Dish to create a Netflix rival is hardly surprising. Dish acquired Blockbuster in a bankruptcy auction for $320 million back in April and a month later Dish CEO Joe Clayton said he wanted to “take a small piece of the pie from Netflix” when it came to streaming video.

This seems an opportune time to announce a rival, as Netflix — the leader in streaming movies — is hurting when it comes to consumer sentiment. First, the company instituted a 60 percent price hike on combined streaming and physical DVD rental plans at the beginning of September. Second, the company just announced that it will spin off its physical DVD rental service into a new company called Qwikster. Netflix customers were angry with the changes, so Dish already has a group of potential users it can easily court if it offers a cheaper price for comparable content.

Dish is also one of the companies said to be bidding for streaming service Hulu, alongside the likes of Amazon, Yahoo and Google. If the company were to control Hulu on top of its Blockbuster DVD-and-streaming plans and Dish at-home service, it would easily become an entertainment powerhouse in its own right.

Dish Network did not immediately respond to questions we had about the new service.

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How to use Smargo cardreader with CCcam on linux receivers and PCs

The USB Smargo Smartcard Reader Plus is kind of a Smart TV card reader, which can work for dreambox and most linux based satellite reciever for card sharing. it can read customer's identity and authorization information and helps you to watch pay satellite TV. It's a USB smartcard reader / programmer based on a powerful ARM core processor.Here’s a tutorial to How to use Smargo cardreader with CCcam on linux receivers and PCs.

DM7020 CCcam.cfg

SERIAL READER : /dev/usb/tts/0 smartreader+

SERIAL READER : /dev/usb/tts/1 smartreader+

SERIAL READER : /dev/usb/tts/2 smartreader+

SERIAL READER : /dev/usb/tts/3 smartreader+

DM800 CCcam.cfg

on USB0

SMARTCARD CLOCK FREQUENCY: /dev/usb/tts/0

SMARTCARD CLOCK FREQUENCY: /dev/usb/tts/0

SMARTCARD CLOCK FREQUENCY: /dev/usb/tts/0

SMARTCARD CLOCK FREQUENCY: /dev/usb/tts/0

on USB1

SMARTCARD CLOCK FREQUENCY: /dev/usb/tts/1

SMARTCARD CLOCK FREQUENCY: /dev/usb/tts/1

SMARTCARD CLOCK FREQUENCY: /dev/usb/tts/1

SMARTCARD CLOCK FREQUENCY: /dev/usb/tts/1

PC server CCcam.cfg

SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB0 smartreader+

SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB1 smartreader+

SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB2 smartreader+

Your Adsense Code

SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB3 smartreader+

Now we need add to CCcam.cfg new line:

SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB0 smartreader+

SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB1 smartreader+

SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB2 smartreader+

or whatever USB port your smartreader is entered.

Save CCcam.cfg and run ./CCcam.x86 -d you should see new card is added and running.

In CCcam.cfg is card overklocking and there you just edit like so:

SMARTCARD CLOCK FREQUENCY: /dev/ttyUSB0 4800000 and card works with 4.80mhz set by smartreader+.

READER VALUES – MHZ

3 – 16MHZ

4 – 12MHZ

5 – 9.61MHZ

6 – 8MHZ

7 – 6.86MHZ

8 – 6MHZ

9 – 5.34MHZ

10 – 4.80MHZ

11 – 4.36MHZ

12 – 4MHZ

13 – 3.69MHZ

14 – 3.43MHZ

15 – 3.20MHZ

On this way you can set the correct values for each reader.When you use multiple readers don’t forget the option to set the correct reader! The users can selecte any freqency. The Smart card reader+ will selected the nearest available.

Default smartreader+ speed is with new v1.3 & v1.4 firmware 3.69MHZ and most cards works with that speed. Although new version 1.5 firmware of USB smargo card reader, It is not the official release and not as stable as 1.3 & 1.4. The users would better choose the old version.

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DVB-S2 TV Receiver:Coolstream ZEE SAT-Neutrino HD DVB-S2 8PSK Digital Receiver

Coolsteam ZEE Sat receiver is with an ARM processor with up to 600MHZ high speed. The unique Neutrino HD OSD is in multiple languages, bringing users a wonderful experience in digital satellite TV world. Its open Linux operating system provides users with unlimited possibilities for system expansions.The DVB S2 TV receiver works greatly with Linux and Engima 2 system. It would be a great choice for Linux and Engima 2 users.

Function of Coolstream Zee:
EPG information for the current / next program / ​​5 days
Favorites lists indefinitely
Unlimited channel storage locations
Timers / sleep timer limit
Videotext / Teletext Top
Parental Control

Technical Details:
Connections
Tuner: DVB-S2 (1x)
Audio outputs: RCA (R / L) / digital S / PDIF (optical)
Video Outputs: Video RCA / Component / HDMI
Dates: S232 / USB (1 x Front / rear 1x)) / eSATA

Hardware Details
Smart card reader Type: 2
Languages: 9
HDTV formats: 720p (50Hz), 720p(60Hz), 1080i (50Hz),1080i (60Hz), 1080p(24Hz), 1080p (25Hz)
Update over USB / Network / Internet

Hard disk Fuction:
External hard disk drive
Recording via EPG / timer
Max hard disk size in GB is unlimited
Supported formats: ext2, ext3, ext4, FAT
Timeshift disabled

Dimensions: W x H x D (mm) 360 × 65 × 225
Weight: 1.5kg

Packing:
Coolstream ZEE Sat
Remote Control
Network cables
Manual
Price:US$219.99

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Enjoy Digital DVB-S2 Satellite HDTV Pay TV Channels

The leaps and bounds of computer networking have made a variety of entertainment options ubiquitous in this modern age. Watching satellite digital TV on your PC has never been easier. To be sure, you can make your choice of the mode through which you prefer to enjoy your favorite program.

The question is how many satellite TV channels you can legitimately access on your computer. Digital TV On PC service offers you many types of programs including, sports, educational, discovery channel, geo world TV, shopping channels, hunting, news, movies, music videos and much more. However, some excellent or amazing tv channels need pay monthly fees. So how to watch digital satellite pay TV on PC would be a topic that many satellite hobbyists and hunters are interested. Firstly, watching satellite digital TV on your computer requires a DVB S2 card, Smart Card, CAM. It seems a little complex, but it is worthy you doing that. Finding a suitable DVB s2 card would save a lot of time and money when encrypting the Pay TV. Now we would introduce a several DVB S2 cards with CI. All of them will allow you enjoy digital DVB S2 satellite HDTV pay TV channels.

TBS 5980 USB DVB S2 TV QBox CI

The TBS 5980 USB DVB S/S2 TV Qbox CI is fully compliant with DVB-S and DVB-S2 broadcasting standards. With built in CI module, you need open your desktop and insert your subscription card directly. Of course, it would be the best solution for external USB TV card for laptop. The key highlight of this DVB S2 USB TV box is with CI and DiseqC motor support. It works perfectly with Window Media Center, Linux MythTV and other DVB applications.

AnySee E7-S2 DVB-S/S2 USB TV Box with CI

DVB-S2 USB box with built in CI module, This is another excellent DVB S2 CI card. No need for full height PC cases or having to go at the back of your PC to insert your subscription card, you can even use it with a laptop. Enjoy scrambled high-definition quality satellite channels by inserting a CAM and smart card.A C-Band or Ku-Band satellite dish with LNB is required. To view Pay TV channels, you need a compatible CAM and subscriber card.

NetUP PCIe DVB S2 Dual DVB-S2-CI

The NetUP Dual DVB-S2-CI is a professional DVB-S/DVB-S2 PCI-e card designed for high-density appliances such as DVB-IP gateways, home theaters, satellite Internet systems, etc. In contrast to standard DVB-S cards, NetUP’s Dual DVB-S2-CI provides fourfold density – two DVB-S/S2 receivers and two Common Interface (CI) slots occupy only one PCI-e slot. The high density allows saving space on installation and using the card for satellite signal reception in confined environments. For example, a standard 1U rack-mount server with two PCI-e slots can receive and fully decode 4 satellite transponders, such as NetUP’s IPTV Combine 4x or DVB-IP gateway 4x

AzureWave DVB-S2 CI PCI Card

The AD-SP400 DVB-S2 CI card is a DVB s2 card with PCI slot. It supports low profile and low setup computer. There is a common interface on the right side f the card.A C-Band or Ku-Band satellite dish with LNB is required. To view Pay TV channels, you need a compatible CAM and subscriber card. However, until now SelectTV and Aurora services using Irdeto I/II CAMs are known to work with this device. Other CAMs are still waiting for test.

Please note these DVB-S devices rely on an appropriate CAM and official subscription cards to descramble PayTV services. As the PayTV providers may make changes to the encryption system or the format of the material broadcast, so please make sure the DVB S/S2 TV card if are well compatible with the functionality of these devices with any PayTV services. Notwithstanding anything anywhere else said, these devices are therefore only guaranteed to work with un-encrypted services.

CAM list tested with TBS5980

TBS 5980 USB DVB-S2 TV Qbox is a CI TV Qboxsupports CAM slot. It not only enables you to watch and record Freesat HD content directly on a Windows 7 PC, but also allows work as an encrypted receiver and inserts the smart card smoothly.

Here a list of CAMs which TBS has tested in the lab, there are also other CAMs that work with TBS 5980, if you’ve found out more, just share with us.1. AlphaCrypt (Mascom)
2. Conax (NCAM HD)
3. Conax (NP4)
4. Conax (SMiT)
5. Conax (Technisat)
6. Crysto Works (Philips)
7. CYFROWY POLSAT (Nagravision)
8. DIABLO CAM Ver. 2.3
9. Easy TV (Mascom)
10. Irdeto (SMiT)
11. Irdeto Crystoworks acess (SMiT)
12. Irdeto CI+ (Skylink)
13. Irdeto HD (SMiT)
14. Viaccess (SCM)
15. Viaccess (SMiT)

How to Watch Freesat HD on Mythtv 0.22 Linux PVR with Ubuntu

This article focus on the installation of DVBs/DVB-S MythTV DVR/PVR system and the software. In this guide, I will show you how to setup of the MythTV software and get it working with your DVB s2 card.

The Setup

When you setup of the MythTV, please make sure that our mouse will not be able to point and click at the MythTV buttons. MythTV was designed with a TV mindset from day one, so it’s expecting inputs from a remote control. In this case, your keyboard works just fine. The keys you are going to use are:INSERT KEYS HERE

Verify DVB s2 card is operating in Linux

Before starting this process its worth checking your DVB s2 card is correctly recognized by the Linux Kernel. Open a Terminal window (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and do the following, this would show your card is Linux supported TV card.
Locale Settings screen

* Format = ‘PAL’

* VBI = ‘None’

* Channel Frequency = ‘Europe West’

Misc Settings screen

* Master backend override = ticked

* Delete files slowly = ticked

* HD rungbuffer = 9400

EIT scan options screen

* EIT transport timeout = 1 minute

* Cross source EIT = ticked

* this is useful if you add more sat orbital positions later on)

* Backend idle before EIT = 30 secs,

shutdown/wakeup screen

No changes, leave the default values

backend wakeup screen

No changes, leave the default values

Backend Control screen

No changes, leave the default values

Job Queue (backend specific) screen,

* Max jobs = 2

* Job queue check = 300 seconds.

* If your mythbox is on all night long, set the job queue start and end to the middle of the night when you are asleep so MythTV jobs do not hinder your daytime system performance. For example, start 02:00 end 07:00.

* cpu use = medium

* Allow commercial detect = ticked

* Transcoding = ticked

Job Queue (Global) screen, Job Queue (Job commands) screen, UPNP Server settings screen

No changes, leave the default values.

On the UPNP Server settings screen, the ‘Next’ button should be replaced with ‘Finish.’ to finish and select to return you to the main setup menu.

DVB s2 card Setup

Select menu option 2 (capture video cards) then click new capture card. Set Capture card type to ‘DVB DTV capture card (v3.x)’ NOTE: your card may show up as V4L or similar initially. Make sure you select DVB DTV capture card instead. Once selected, the system should auto fill technical details regarding your card, such as type.

* Set tuning timeout to 20000 and signal timeout to 20000

* Select the Diseqc settings button (even if you dont use it). In the new window, hit enter on ‘unconnected’ (Note you may need to press the right arrow key on the word ‘unconnected’ to highlight/select it before hitting enter). This should bring up a menu, from which you select LNB. This will bring up another window, where you set ‘LNB preset’ to ‘universal(europe)’ – this is assuming you have a European style universal LNB (Sky minidish has this). Select finish (you should now be back one page and see ‘LNB’ instead of ‘unconnected’). Hit escape to take you back to the card setup screen

* Select recording options and in the new screen set max recordings to ’2′ (this allows you to watch one channel and record another if they are on the same DTV transponder/multiplex). Tick wait for SEQ start header. Untick open Mythtv supported card on demand. Tick use DVB s2 card for active EIT. Put a ‘tuning delay’ of 100ms to help with Budget DVB cards. Select finish to go back one screen, then select finish again

You should now be at the capture card list and you should see your card, like so:

If you see the DVB S2 card on the list, Hit ESC to go back to the main menu. Congratulations, you have successfully completed Part 2 of this guide and are well on the way to watching Freesat TV on Linux Ubuntu.

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Watching Freeview Channels on PC with DVB T2 Dual Card

Watching TV on a PC is just a matter of plugging in one or more TV tuners or a USB TV box and running the control software. While your computer’s screen might not be a sharp or as big as the television in your living room, Watching TV on your PC does mean you can keep an eye on what’s happening in the world while you’re at work or at play. It’s a doddle to archive recorded sport or TV shows to DVD, and network connectivity means you can watch on any computer in any room in the house.

There are much kind of TV tuner cards available in the market. Such as DVB S2 card, DVB T2 card, DVB C card, analogue TV card etc. Now today we will introduce a new DVB T tuner card which is specially designed for receiving freeview channels in UK. Unlike other countries in Europe, most of UK locals get feeview TV. You might know freeview, you may be not know DVB T( digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial). In another word, Freeview , Freeview+, Freeview HD is transmitted as DVB T/T2 standard. So if you want to get freeview TV, you might need a DVB T tuner card, rather than DVB S or DBV C card.

The TBS 6280 DVB T dual TV tuner card is a Freeview tuner card with PCI express slot. It supports dual tuners receiving with digital terrestrial television including both DVB-T and DVB-T2 standard, Giving 2 simultaneous HD terrestrial streaming from a single low profile card. All Freeview digital terrestrial (DVB-T & T2) TV and radio channels can be received by this Freeview HD tv card.

The manufacturers include a small portable aerial with the DVB T2 tuner. However, how good these mini antennae are at picking up a solid signal depends on the coverage where you live. When we connected the TBS 6280 is a great freeview HD tuner to a proper aerial on the roof we found an impressive total of 70 TV and radio stations. Switching to a tiny indoor antenna that was packaged with DVB-T tuner, Placing the tidily antenna on the outside window sill we did far better, picking up 26 channels including such as BBC HD, channel 4 ,ITV, EPSN, CNN. There wasn’t a single TV station that we would choose to watch and the radio selection is good too.

The good news is that TBS 6280 is ideal for Windows 7 Media Center, MythTV Linux ubuntu and other high end PVR DVB applications. The latest Linux driver works well with terrestrial DVB-T2 reception, It is a good DVB T card for linux and MythTV supporting.

Software

Every TV tuner comes with some sort of software to allow you to scan for stations, save favorite broadcasters, and schedule recordings DVR-style. TBS 6280 DVB T2 card comes with the compatible drivers for windows and Linux. It also contains some DVB applications, such as progdvb, TBSviewer,DVBviewer. You’ll be able to scan for channels, watch TV, pause and record from the comfort of your sofa with the added bonus of the interface on the screen and a decent remote control. On top of that you can expect that your tuner will come with a seven-day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)in Freeview list.

About Price

£103 is a reasonable price for a dual tuner card. Each tuner cost less than £ 55. It is so pleased to see the performance is great. Compared to Blackgold BGT3510, TBS 6280 has Absolute price advantage. It would be a great potential DVB T2 product in the recent market, Especially for UK market.

Ready to buy TBS6280?

TBS8922 PCI DVB-S2 TV Tuner Card

TBS8922 is a TBS latest version of PCI DVB-S2 TV tuner card, which supports to receive and watch digital satellite programs on the desktop. TBS8922 also fully supports satellite internet connecting and high-speed satellite data downloading. Compatible with latest Linux Kernel, TBS8922’s Linux driver make it to be an ideal device for IPTV and HTPC.

Features:

* DVB-S2/S Transponders Receiving
* Transponders blind scan (both for DVB-S2 and DVB-S)
* Broadband Internet via Satellite*
* High-speed Data Download via Satellite*
* Windows 7 Media Center Compatible
* Linux S2API Drivers Compatible with MythTV, VDR, XBMC, DVBLast, VLC, etc.
* Supported by by DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader…


Specifications:

* Receiving Frequency: 925~2175 MHz Tuning Range
* Input Level: -69~23dBm
* DVB-S2/DVB-S DIRECTV 8PSK QPSK Demodulator
* 8PSK/H-8PSK/QPSK/BPSK Mode
*

Symbol Rates:
DVB-S QPSK: 1-45 Msps
DVB-S2 8PSK/QPSK: 1-45 Msps

* Code Rates:
DVS-S: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
DVB-S2 QPSK: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
DVB-S2 8PSK: 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10

* Automatic Acquisition Range: ±10MHz
* DiSEqC 2.x Compliant
* PCI Interface
* Low profile size


System Requirements:

* Windows 2000/XP/Vista Linux
* DirectX9.0 or later Version
* Available USB Port
* CD-Rom(Driver and Software Installation)
* Satellite Dish and LNB

For DVB-S:

* 1GHz CPU or above
* 256MB RAM or above
* Graphic Card with at least 16MB RAM

For DVB-S2 HDTV:

* Dualcore CPU
* 1GB RAM or Above
* raphic Card with at Least 64MB RAM

TBS5922 USB DVB-S2 TV Box

TBS5922 is the 4th generation digital satellite USB box upgrading from Q-Box III, which supports to receive and watch digital satellite programs on the desktop. TBS5922 also fully supports satellite internet connecting and high-speed satellite data downloading. TBS 5922 is fully compatible with windows 7 Media centre, DVBdream, DVBviewer and many other popular satellite TV applications.

Features:

* DVB-S2/S Transponders Receiving
* Transponders blind scan (both for DVB-S2 and DVB-S)
* Broadband Internet via Satellite*
* High-speed Data Download via Satellite*
* Windows 7 Media Center Compatible
* Linux S2API Drivers Compatible with MythTV, VDR, XBMC, DVBLast, VLC, etc.
* Supported by by DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader…


Specifications:

* Receiving Frequency: 925~2175 MHz Tuning Range
* Input Level: -69~23dBm
* DVB-S2/DVB-S DIRECTV 8PSK QPSK Demodulator
* PSK/H-8PSK/QPSK/BPSK Mode
*

Symbol Rates:
DVB-S QPSK: 1-45 Msps
DVB-S2 8PSK/QPSK: 1-45 Msps

* Code Rates:
DVS-S: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
DVB-S2 QPSK: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
DVB-S2 8PSK: 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10

* Automatic Acquisition Range: ±10MHz
* DiSEqC 2.x Compliant
* PCI Interface
* Low profile size


System Requirements:

* Windows 2000/XP/Vista Linux
* DirectX9.0 or later Version
* Available USB Port
* CD-Rom(Driver and Software Installation)
* Satellite Dish and LNB

For DVB-S:

* 1GHz CPU or above
* 256MB RAM or above
* Graphic Card with at least 16MB RAM

For DVB-S2 HDTV:

* Dualcore CPU
* 1GB RAM or Above
* raphic Card with at Least 64MB RAM

How to watch Freeview HD TV on Windows7 Media Center

I have recently just built my new htpc and its working great, but i need to setup the TV tuner in order to watch freeview HD on windows media center.

Freeview is the name for terrestrial digital television broadcasting in the UK and a new and simple way to watch digital TV programs without subscribing to any commercial operators and paying them a monthly subscription fee. It provides high picture and sound quality compared to the traditional analogue TV due to the digital transmission of TV signal not being easily interrupted during the course of transmission by other electromagnetic waves.

Freeview HD is the best-ever argument for the digital switchover. For the 50 per cent of the country that can currently pick them up, the high-definition channels from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and S4C are a razor-sharp, colour-saturated glimpse into the future. Just like standard-definition Freeview channels, the HD ones are terrestrial broadcasts and free to everyone.

This is a step by step guides you how to free watch Freeview HD TV on windows media center.

Required Materials

- Freeview HD TV Tuner
The Freeview HD TV tuner is the bit that allows you to connect your aerial to your computer.
- Aerial
You can either buy a separate aerial for your computer, or use your main TV aerial and just use a splitter.
- Coxial Cable
This will run from the wall aerial-plug to the tuner.

Installing Freeview HD TV tuner for Windows Media Center

Follow the instructions and you’re done, simply plug in your indoor aerial, scan for channels, and you should be getting FreeviewHD in no time!

Open up Windows Media Center, Go to Tasks -> settings -> TV -> TV Signal -> Set Up TV Signal. Then click TV -> live TV to watch the scanned Freeview TV programs.

Recommended Freeview HDTV Tuner

Freeview HD TV tuner TBS6220

It's a digital video recorder for recording digital terrestrial TV programs with full HDTV support. It’s ideal for watching UK Freeview SD and HD channels on your PC.

Freeview HD dual Tuner card TBS6280

It's a dual tuner PCI-Express interface DVB-T2/T TV Dual Tuner Card which supports watching or recording two different channels from two different frequencies simultaneously.

TBS6220 PCI-E DVB-T2/T TV Tuner Card

TBS 6220 PCI-E DVB-T2/T TV Tuner Card is a digital terrestrial tuner card, which allows you watch free-to-air digital Terrestrial TV and digital Stereo radio on PC. TBS 6220 can be used as a digital video recorder for recording digital terrestrial TV programs with full HDTV support. It also enables you to pause a live broadcast and continue from where you left with the Time-shifting function. This DVB T2 PC TV card is ready with windows BDA driver and Linux driver. It’s ideal for watching UK Freeview SD and HD channels on your PC.

Please ensure you can receive the Digital Terrestrial Television (DVB-T, DVB-T2,Freeview) service in your region. The TBS 6220 requires you use a high-gain roof aerial to enable and enjoy reliable Digital Television reception throughout the UK.

Main Features:
1. Watch free-to-air Digital Terrestrial TV on PC
2. Both DVB-T2 and DVB-T are supported
3. Low Profile Size
4. High-Definition Video, Real-Time and Scheduled Video Recording
5. High Sensitivity DVB-T2 Tuner for The Best Digital TV Reception.

Specifications:
1. Receiving Channel: VHF Band and UHF Band
2. Channel Bandwidth: 6, 7, 8 MHz
3. DVB-T2/ T Modulation Type: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM
4. FFT Mode: 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K
5. Code Rate: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 7/8
6. Guard Internal:1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, 1/128, 19/128, 19/256
7. Intermediate Frequency
IF mode: Low IF
Center IF Frequency: 3 ~ 5 MHz
Note: default 4MHz
8. RF-Input Impedance 75Ω (IEC-DIN female)
9. RF-Output Impedance 75Ω (IEC-DIN male)

System Requirements
1. Windows XP / Vista/ 7, Linux
2. Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, Pentium M 1.3 GHz
3. For HDTV: 2.6 GHz multi core processor
4. Hard disk with min. 1 GB free capacity
5. Sound and graphics card with support for DirectX 9 or higher
6. One free PCI Express slot
7. CD/DVD drive for software installation

How To Build Your Own IPTV-VoD System

It seems to be very mysterious to build the IPTV/ VoD. But setting up an IPTV network is very easy as long as you master some basic knowledge. IPTV networks are basically intranets, only the web browser isn't on a PC, it is on a set-top box. If you've set up an intranet or public website, you can set up your own IPTV network and do what you want with it. You don't need massive and expensive servers, specialized set-top boxes or overly large development teams working with complex software. With the right DVB hardware and software, it should take you less than a few hours.

Why to build your own IPTV

There are kind of people who might have interest in building IPTV.

* Create an internal TV system for training, advertising or information display;
* Create an IPTV showcase for your clients so they can visualise opportunities;
* Evaluate current IPTV technology without massive expense;
* Convert your existing client websites and applications to IPTV versions;
* Cross-train your web developers so they have IPTV skills;
* Build a great new idea or application that would work well on IPTV;
* Integrate your current web-based systems into an IPTV environment (e.g. VoIP)

What you'll need

* A TV
* An IP set-top box
* A multicast-capable router
* A web server
* A video server
* 2 x PLC Adaptors
* Sample video material

In this guide, we're going to use free open source software (FOSS) where we can. We'll also be adhering to open standards wherever possible. Our HTML screens and menus will be housed on an Apache web server running PHP, Perl, Python & MySQL, and our video will be encoded in MPEG-4 H.264 AVC, packaged in a simple MPEG-2 transport stream. We'll stream out our video with VLC and Helix Server.

1. Finding a new home for the kit
Luckily, your brand new shiny IPTV system won't need much space at all. The 2 PCs (web server and video server) can be hidden away under a desk, kept in a server room or tucked away under the stairs somewhere. Using PLC adaptors means you don't need cabling dangling around. What you will need is a space for demonstrating it on a TV. That could be on a desk, in reception or in a corner of the office with a couch.

2. Choosing the right set-top box
The most critical decision in setting up your system is what IP set-top box you will be using, as all of them run different software and have different capabilities. All of them connect to the TV using a standard scart cable or RCA sockets, and display PAL/NTSC video at standard resolution. It's preferable if they have a web-based control panel, but many have proprietary configuration screens or use simple telnet.

The most popular choice of software is an embedded web browser, which for all intents and purposes does the same thing as a PC web browser like IE, Firefox, Opera or Safari. The developer interface tends to be a mark-up language, usually HTML/Javascript. The main embedded client software programs in use on IP set-top boxes today are Fresco/Galio (from Ant Plc), Opera, Escape/Evo (from Espial) and Myrio (based on Espial). You can think of them of little web browser units.

In this guide, we will be using the CMS 1080 (from Complete Media Systems), running Ant Galio 2.0. The box itself supports video delivered in H.264 AVC or Windows Media. We will be using the former.

3. Setting up the network
IPTV runs over an IP network, which means it will work over your existing home or office Ethernet network. You'll probably already have a router or switch that your desktop PCs are plugged into, although it will be best to create a new, separate network for your TV as the traffic load is much higher than a normal data network designed for internet and/or LAN connectivity.

An IP set-top box is just another network client device. When it is connected to the IP network, it is assigned an IP address by DHCP just as a desktop PC would be (this can also be static). If your router doesn't act as a DHCP server, you don't have a network gateway or are experiencing problems with a crossover cable, simply download and install a free DHCP server from the internet onto your web server PC.

Your PLC (powerline communication) adaptors create an Ethernet network over existing electricity cabling, which avoids the need to have wiring everywhere when you can't use wireless. They generally come in pairs, and cost £100-200 from the high street, your ISP or online retailers. The first should be plugged into an AC plug near the router, and the second should be plugged in next to the set-top box. Both then have Ethernet sockets which you plug normal cat-5 cable into.

4. IPTV Streaming live broadcast video
The first thing to simulate on your IPTV system is live TV ,this can be done in two ways. The first is easy, the second is either painful or expensive. Live broadcast IPTV needs to be multicasted 24-7 over the IP network, as unicast is too inefficient. We will be IPTV streaming live TV from our video server.

For each channel, we need to broadcast a 5 minute looping pre-captured video clip to a multicast IP address. For this, we can use the free VLC player, or the industry standard WinSend, created by Pixstream. You can test if the stream is being correctly outputted by opening the same network stream with another copy of VLC on another computer on the network. Do this for as many channels as you require. Once they are broadcasting, the set-top box will be able to tune into the multicast stream just as VLC does.

The more advanced way to provide live broadcast TV (such as Freeview) over an IP network is to convert MPEG-2 video received from a DVB receiver (a TV tuner card, for example those made by TBS) into multicast format, which is known as IP encapsulation. Something I have to mention is that TBS 6984 quad tuner card is incredible amazing for IPTV providers. It allows you receive four different transponders at the same time.

5. Preparing VoD content
Making DVD quality video across your network is split into two separate parts – getting the video files into the right format, and secondly, setting them up to stream from a video server. The bad news is that there isn't a free or open source VoD server that you can use to exactly simulate what would happen in a commercial service.

Your video material will need to be pre-encoded in the same way the live multicast video is. Software encoders from vendors like Elecard, MainConcept Cyberlink and Nero will easily compress video from most formats (MPG, AVI, MOV etc) into MPEG 4 H.264 AVC, but they will additionally need to be encapsulated in an MPEG-2 transport stream for delivery over the network. The free open-source Media Coder program produces excellent results.

The main choices for serving video on-demand over our IPTV network are the open-source Helix Server and Darwin Streaming Server, both of which come in Windows flavour, but can also run on Linux. We also have a trial of the Elecard RTSP server that can also be run on either OS. If your own network is set up to use Windows Media, you can happily and easily unicast and/or multicast video from a Windows Server PC running the free Windows Media Server.

Once the video files have been pre-encoded, they need to be placed in the directory on the video server that has been allocated as the storage folder, as well as mirrored in the Apache web directory allocated on the web server. Almost all the RTSP servers have a web-based configuration panel and will need to index/identify each file for streaming. Once these are in place, test the RTSP capacity of the server by opening a network stream to them in VLC, and once any problems are corrected, your IP set-top box will play them using its in-built API.

6. Creating screens and menus
Menus for the TV screen are created in HTML, CSS and Javascript, just as normal web pages are, using the same standard tools (Dreamweaver, Photoshop etc). The software on the device is an ordinary web browser like IE, Firefox, Opera or Safari, and overlays the web pages you create on the screen through the scart cable (OSD). Most have full support for open standards and current technologies such as RSS and AJAX. Some also include the Macromedia Flash 6 player. It's a case of write, and then refresh the browser screen, just like normal web development.

Each set-top box's hardware is different, so there is a different Javascript API for each device model that must be obtained from the manufacturer. Video can be displayed and scaled as any kind of image on the page, and manipulated by normal Javascript functions. The set-IP will not come with any software applications pre-installed (or even commands on the remote to go back or refresh the screen), so the very first application you need to create is an electronic programmed guide (EPG) to navigate around your service and watch video streams.

Using HTML for menu and screen displays means content can be dynamically generated using a server-side process just like any web page. The TV screen displays whatever you send it, meaning you can integrate any type of web-based system into your new IPTV network, such as the Asterisk VoIP PBX, the Jabber IM server, multiplayer game servers, your own web application or an external XML API.

7. Showtime!
Once you have your network set up, its up to you to get creating menus and screens, and adding video content onto your video server that can be played back through the TV. The production procedure is exactly the same as it is for a website, only with TV-specific functionality and usability issues. Over a few days or weeks, you suddenly have an entire TV network to yourself that you can do anything to, just as when you have your own website that you can do anything with.

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Overview of The best TV Card TBS6925

TBS6925 PCI-E DVB-S2 Card is a professional satellite PC tuner card, a versatile PC tuner card. Besides supporting blind scan and 32APSK Demodulator, it also supports CCM, VCM, ACM mode, supports multiple Transport Stream receiving, supports Generic Stream capture, and supports up to 190 Mbit/s channel bit rate capture. TBS6925 is fully compatible with windows 7 Media Center and many other popular satellite applications, e.g. DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader…
TBS 6925 PCI-E DVB-S2 Card’s up to date linux driver supports all kernels up to 2.6.38.

TBS6925 is compatible with Mediaset.

Main Features:

1. DVB-S2/S Transponders Receiving
2. CCM, VCM and ACM mode support
3. Support Multiple Transport Stream Receiving
4. Support Generic Stream capture
5. Transponders blind scan
6. Up to 190 Mbit/s channel bit rate capture
7. Wide range symbol rates support, from 200Ksps to 45Msps
8. High-speed Data download via Satellite
9. Windows 7 Media Center compatible
10. Supported by DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader…

Specifications:

* 1. Receiving Frequency: 925~2175 MHz Tuning Range
2. Input level: -69~ -23dBm
3. DVB-S2/DVB-S DIRECTV 8PSK QPSK 16APSK 32APSK Demodulator
4. 8PSK /QPSK/16APSK/32APSK mode
5. Symbol Rates:
DVB-S2 QPSK: 200Ksps~45 Msps
DVB-S2 8PSK: 200Ksps~45 Msps
6. Code Rates:
DVB-S: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
DVB-S2 QPSK: 1/4,1/3,2/5,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,8/10
DVB-S2 8PSK: 3/5,2/3,3/4,5/6,8/9,9/10
16APSK: 2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10
32APSK: 3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10
7. Automatic Acquisition Range: ±10MHz
8. DiSEqC 2.x compliant
9. PCI Express interface
10. Low profile size

Package Contains:

* 1 x PCI-E DVB-S2 card
* 1x Remote control
* 1x IR receiver
* 1x Software CD

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Influence Occurs on TBS 6981 When BBC HD Switchover

Recently BBC HD has switched to DVB-S2, and many users are worrying about if they will have problems in using their TBS products. One of the most popular TBS products in the UK should be the TBS 6981 PCIE DVB-S2 dual tuner card. It would be a terrible shock for British users if the TBS dual tuner tv card is not compatible with BBC HD channels. However, Tests are still ongoing, TBS is also trying to work out the best solution to make up this bug. Now just hear what the British users talk on TBS’s official forum.

One of the TBS 6981 user said that he got a ‘no signal’ error in 7mc when trying to watch the channels. Even though he had done a full transponder scan to no avail. While another user also met the same problem when he ran TBS 6981 on windows 7 media center, luckily, he found an additional single transponder scan using the following settings:

Carrier Frequency 10847 MHz
Symbol Rate 23000 kSymbols/s
Polarization Vertical

With the second try, he found two new channels. However, it’s still far away from satisfactory. All efforts are devoted to solve this problem. A smart guy said The Hauppage Tuners require a DVB-S2 patch for W7 MC to receive the BBC, ITV HD and C4 HD channels. So it would possibly apply to the TBS 6981 tuner. Good idea and offer us a new way to get through the question. Now some user can receive the channels ok but still getting quite a lot of blocking (pixilation) on the S2 channels format

Of course, TBS support team is still keeping an eye on this issue. You could read the original thread here http://www.buydvb.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=454

If you have any other improvements or questions, post it in the forum or write directly to TBS technology support. Any suggestions and bug reports are welcome. We will try our best to offer the first class quality and best service for our customers.

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Review for TBS 6984 Quad TV Tuner Card

Do you want to watch four different channels of satellite TV on your pc simultaneously? It seems to be an unreal and unbelievable experience. However, new release of TBS6984 quad tuner card will make all of them become true. TBS 6984 PCI-E DVB-S2 Quad Tuner TV Card is the world’s first professional multi-tuner sat PC card for watching digital satellite TV on the PC, including supports four DVB S2 transponders or download data from four DVB s2 8PSK/QPSK Demodulators synchronously. It enables Media Center PCs to play or record up to four live channels of HDTV at once, and stream live HD channels or recordings to multiple HDTVs throughout the dish network, all from a multi-tuner card. With the TBS 6984 Quad Tuner Card, your Media Center PC becomes a complete entertainment platform for all your media, including watching HD streaming game sports and over thousands of new movies, video and music.

What do the customers review for TBS 6984 quad tuner card?

It just works great with my window7 media center

By Richard, W

I’ve had this quad tuner about 3 days from TBS’s official store. And I can say, it just works – and it works well with my window 7 media center. – It’s really what TBS can do this. With the PCI express slot available, it is very easy to setup the card on pc. Running Win7 media center on an I7 homebuilt HTPC, the card doesn’t seem particularly problematic with incoming signals. Before this, I have downloaded the driver for windows from attaching CD. As TBS refers, this quad card is also compatible with the Linux system. But I haven’t tried. I was deeply impressed by the scan speed of the TBS 69841, which only took three and a half minutes to scan the satellite I want. Every search can be restricted to free-to-air channels only, which is particularly helpful as the PC card does not come with a CI slot for pay TV reception. The most important is we’ve had all 4 channels when the busy several times !We now watch basically all the satellite TV on PC, and between recording shows, – Support has been good from TBS and all it all, while pricey, this card is WELL WORTH IT, if you want HD in your PC– Long awaited, and an excellent product!!

Unreal experience… if you own an HTPC, you need this card

By Ivan

I built an HTPC four years ago. At the time, the only option to get HDTV in Windows Media Center was use a TV tuner card. Most of them are single tuner. There is a rare of quad tuner tv card. I was one of the first people to receive this quad card. I must say, this is the best tv tuner card I have ever used, Without question, this card is unbelievable! It is SIMPLE to install the card. Further, assuming you have a satellte technician who has any experience, it is easy to set up in Windows Media Center. I am so pleased that this quad tuner records 4 shows at one time without any problems.

The price is Ok for me .just look at it as an investment. It’s an investment in sanity as there are no more battles over what gets recorded. It’s an investment in technology because my system can do things that a single or dual tuner tv cards could never accomplish.

Awesome and perfect！Absolutely Five stars.


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How to watch satellite TV with VDR

VDR (Video Disk Recorder) uses the On Screen Display of the DVB card to display its menus. It can be controlled by the PC keyboard, a home built “Remote Control Unit” (RCU) or the “Linux Infrared Remote Control” (LIRC). After visit to the Buydvb , I found a item which seems suit for me — TBS Q-Box3 USB DVB-S2 TV Q-Box.,it’s a external tv tuner, it support VDR 1.6.0 and DVB-S2 seems more perspective. Especially for the HDTV. Now here is a tutorial on how to use TBS Q-Box3 to watch satellite TV with VDR.

What’s VDR and what’s TBS Q-Box3?

VDR is an open source application for Linux designed to allow any computer to function as a digital video recorder, in order to record and replay TV programming using the computer’s hard drive. The computer needs to be equipped with a digital TV tuner card or a USB TV Q-Box.

TBS Q-Box3 is a mini metal box for watching and recording digital satellite TV on computer , it supports Blind Scan. both DVB-S2 and DVB-S programs receiving. The connection between TBS Q-Box 3 and computer is USB cable, it uses computer CPU for MPEG2 or H.264 MPEG4 decoding, compliant with Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Linux Ubuntu/Fedora and can be used for one way internet via satellite or satellite data download. It’s supported by most popular DVB softwares like ProgDVB, DVBDream,AltDVB, VDR , Skygrabber, TSreader…

How to use TBS Q-box 3 to watch satellite TV with VDR

Step 1. Install TBS Q-Box3 USB DVB-S2 TV Q-Box.

Set your satellite dish aimed at the right satellite. Connect dish LNB to TBS Q-Box 3 “LNB IN” with cable. Plug the power supply and connect it to Q-Box “DC7.5V”. Connect USB cord with one end to your computer and the other end to Q-Box “USB2.0”

Then Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM. Click “Install Driver” while auto-run appears, choose the appropriate driver to install, and then just click “next” to finish installation.

Step 2. Install Video Disk Recorder

Download the VDR 1.6.0 from internet, and install the VDR software. As legal software for free, VDR wouldn’t have any additional charge for installing. Click “next” to finish installation, and run it. you can see it’s menu , it gives you access to the primary functions of VDR, like the programme schedules (EPG), channels, timers, recordings, system setup and even user defined Linux shell commands.

Now, as you have install the TV tuner video card in your computer, you just need to press the buton in the VDR menu to get the recording list and pressing the Ok button while replaying a recording brings up the progress display which shows the date, time and name of the recording, as well as the current position within and the total length of it.. use TBS Q-box 3 to watch satellite TV with VDR is very simple and convenient to replay recording and display program, which brings us a lot of fun in satellite TV world.

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The best TV Tuner Card of TBS6925

TBS6925 PCI-E DVB-S2 Card is the best satellite PC tuner card, a versatile PC tuner card. Besides supporting blind scan and 32APSK Demodulator, it also supports CCM, VCM, ACM mode, supports multiple Transport Stream receiving, supports Generic Stream capture, and supports up to 190 Mbit/s channel bit rate capture. TBS6925 is fully compatible with windows 7 Media Center and many other popular satellite applications, e.g. DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader…
TBS6925 PCI-E DVB-S2 Card’s up to date linux driver supports all kernels up to 2.6.38.

Main Features:
1. DVB-S2/S Transponders Receiving
2. CCM, VCM and ACM mode support
3. Support Multiple Transport Stream Receiving
4. Support Generic Stream capture
5. Transponders blind scan
6. Up to 190 Mbit/s channel bit rate capture
7. Wide range symbol rates support, from 200Ksps to 45Msps
8. High-speed Data download via Satellite
9. Windows 7 Media Center compatible
10. Supported by DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader…

Specifications:

* 1. Receiving Frequency: 925~2175 MHz Tuning Range
2. Input level: -69~ -23dBm
3. DVB-S2/DVB-S DIRECTV 8PSK QPSK 16APSK 32APSK Demodulator
4. 8PSK /QPSK/16APSK/32APSK mode
5. Symbol Rates:
DVB-S2 QPSK: 200Ksps~45 Msps
DVB-S2 8PSK: 200Ksps~45 Msps
6. Code Rates:
DVB-S: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
DVB-S2 QPSK: 1/4,1/3,2/5,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,8/10
DVB-S2 8PSK: 3/5,2/3,3/4,5/6,8/9,9/10
16APSK: 2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10
32APSK: 3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10
7. Automatic Acquisition Range: ±10MHz
8. DiSEqC 2.x compliant
9. PCI Express interface
10. Low profile size
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TBS USB DVB S2 TV Qbox CI Brings Freesat to PC

We’ve been big fans of TBS’s previous two set-top USB DVB S2 TV Qbox for their efforts for both Freesat and Freeview HD. With the new release of the fourth generation of TBS Qbox series, we really were surprised by news of this updated CI TV Qbox. It not only enables you to watch and record Freesat HD content directly on a Windows 7 PC, but also allows work as a encrypted receiver and insert the smart card smoothly.

The TBS Qbox CI is another break-though in digital hd reorder industries. It does contain the crucial DVB-S2 receiver and support CAM slot. With the inhibition of Qbox3, it also can support transponders blind scan. Therefore, in order to view satellite TV on PC, you just add a satellite connection and plug into your computer via USB and install the supplied drivers. You'll be able to access the same channels that are available on Freesat, but you won't have access to its EPG.

As well as being able to time shift your satellite programmers the package also includes EVE v2 software for editing your shows, if you’re into that sort of thing. With the remote control attached in the package, you can enjoy more convenience when using. TBS said that this TBS Qbox CI works seamlessly with Windows Media Center under Windows 7, so if you’re putting together a media PC this could be an ideal solution. It also supports DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader.

The TBS5980 USB DVB S2 TV Qbox CI is available now from buydvb.net for $118.99.There is no doubt that this digital TV receiver will become one of the next hottest items in the digital market.

Tech Review: TBS 5980 DVBS2 Qbox CI

With the coming of the computer, most of people are trending to watch online internet TV or satellite TV on their personal computer. Online free TV is easy with Hulu and Boxee and only a small monthly fee is needed to get Netflix, Hulu Plus, PlayOn and similar services. However, if you want to watch over hundreds of free over the air channels, you might attach an antenna to a TV tuner card which enables connect your PC or Mac with the right software and drivers.

One such USB TV tuner card is TBS 5980 USB DVBS2 Qbox CI. The TBS 5980 DVB S2 Qbox CI is a basic USB TV tuner that allows you to watch free over-the-air high definition DVB S/S2 digital broadcasts on a computer. TBS 5980 appears to be pitching its product primarily at Mac users. Because TBS Qbox CI works seamlessly with Windows Media Center under Windows 7, so if you’re putting together a media PC this could be an ideal solution. It also supports DVBDream, DVBViewer, DVBlogic, ProgDVB, Skynet, TSreader.,TBS viewer. It is the best window 7 tv tuner card in the recent market. With the hardworking of TBS technology, it has the superior update with the latest Linux driver and works fine in any Linux system.

One of the appealing advantages of this TBS qbox is that it could support CI slot and blind scan. There are more than 20 CAM models can be supported by TBS 5980.you even needn’t buy a phoenix card reader or smargo plus to encrypt the paid channels. You can insert the smart card directly into CAM. The function of blind scan will help you scan all the unknown transponders.

Because TV tuner card is only designed to pick up over-the-air broadcasts, the only connector provided at the opposite end from the USB is a coaxial socket like the one you'll find poking out of your walls at home. This is where you attach an antenna. Once you’ve carried out this, then you automatically get access to a large number of stations and enjoy your preferred shows with less the expense when you watch satellite Television on your Computer. This HD tv tuner card will provide you HD video and crystal clear sound, which offers you an amazing viewing experience.

Another joy of USB TV tuner cards like the TBS CI box is that the hardware is easy to set up. There is no necessary to open the computer case. You just screw one end into the coaxial connector that comes on the end of an antenna cable and the other into a USB port on your computer. You may then be prompted to insert the disc that comes with the device and follow the instructions to install the included software (or just the driver, in the case of Microsoft Windows).

Install guide:How to Use TBS Qbox3 to Watch Satellite TV on a PC

Watching TV on pc is becoming more and more popular, many people like it. TBS Qbox3 is one of the best choices for watching satellite TV on PC. TBS Qbox3, the USB DVB-S2 TV Q-Box, is the 3rd generation digital satellite USB Qbox which supports Blind Scan. It supports both DVB-S2 and DVB-S programs receiving. It's a mini digital Satellite TV Receiver for watching and recording digital satellite TV on computer.

Here is the procedure of How to Use TBS Qbox3 to Watch Satellite TV on a PC

(Note: Before the installation, please insert the driver CD of TBS Qbox3 into CD disk of your computer, and then plug TBS Qbox3 into your computer.)

* Install the TBS Qbox3 software on your PC.

Step1: Install the driver of TBS Qbox3

Run the CD, the computer will find the new hardware, and then the Found New Hardware wizard window will display. According to PC’s operating system, click “Install Driver forWin7” (e.g.) and click “Next” until the installation is completed.

Step2: Install TBSviewer

Click “Install TBSviewer” from CD auto-run to start installation, click “Next” until installation is completed.

Double click the icon "TBSViewer" to launch TBSviewer, and then right-click to choose the “Options” item.

If TBS QBOX3 device is well installed in the computer, you can see “TBS QBOX3 DVB-S2 QBOX” on a window as follows.

* Scan Channels

Run TBSViewer and right click to choose the “Channel scan”.

The windows of “Scan channels” will pop up. You can select existing satellite transponders list from the scroll down menu. Then set up the DiseqC, LNB LOF1, LOF2 and LOF SW, input transponder Frequency range here and start scan by frequency or by range. If you don’t use any Diseqc, just choose “None”. And if you do use Diseqc, please choose the correct Diseqc type.

After “Scan channels” is completed, the found program numbers will be shown and the program list will be automatically saved. You can close the “Scan channels” window.

* Watch Satellite TV

Move the mouse to the right hand side of the TBSViewer main window, and a channel list window will appear. You can double click a channel to enjoy.

After all have finished,with the USB TV card, you can begin to watch Satellite HDTV on Your PC now!

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1.Tutorial of how to use TBS5980

2.Guide for how to use TBS6981

How to Use TBS Qbox3 to Watch Satellite TV on a PC

Watching TV on pc is becoming more and more popular, many people like it. TBS Qbox3 is one of the best choices for watching satellite TV on PC. TBS Qbox3, the USB DVB-S2 TV Q-Box, is the 3rd generation digital satellite USB Qbox which supports Blind Scan. It supports both DVB-S2 and DVB-S programs receiving. It's a mini digital Satellite TV Receiver for watching and recording digital satellite TV on computer.

Here is the procedure of How to Use TBS Qbox3 to Watch Satellite TV on a PC

(Note: Before the installation, please insert the driver CD of TBS Qbox3 into CD disk of your computer, and then plug TBS Qbox3 into your computer.)

* Install the TBS Qbox3 software on your PC.

Step1: Install the driver of TBS Qbox3

Run the CD, the computer will find the new hardware, and then the Found New Hardware wizard window will display. According to PC’s operating system, click “Install Driver forWin7” (e.g.) and click “Next” until the installation is completed.

Step2: Install TBSviewer

Click “Install TBSviewer” from CD auto-run to start installation, click “Next” until installation is completed.

Double click the icon "TBSViewer" to launch TBSviewer, and then right-click to choose the “Options” item.

If TBS QBOX3 device is well installed in the computer, you can see “TBS QBOX3 DVB-S2 QBOX” on a window as follows.


* Scan Channels

Run TBSViewer and right click to choose the “Channel scan”.

The windows of “Scan channels” will pop up. You can select existing satellite transponders list from the scroll down menu. Then set up the DiseqC, LNB LOF1, LOF2 and LOF SW, input transponder Frequency range here and start scan by frequency or by range. If you don’t use any Diseqc, just choose “None”. And if you do use Diseqc, please choose the correct Diseqc type.

After “Scan channels” is completed, the found program numbers will be shown and the program list will be automatically saved. You can close the “Scan channels” window.

* Watch Satellite TV

Move the mouse to the right hand side of the TBSViewer main window, and a channel list window will appear. You can double click a channel to enjoy.

After all have finished, you can beginning to watch Satellite HDTV on Your PC now with USB TV card!

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1.Guide for how to use TBS6981 to watch satellite TV
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Guide for how to use TBS 6981 PCI-E Dual Tuner Card

TBS 6981 is one of the famous satellite TV card of Tenow Company. The satellite TV card, which has dual TV tuners, supports dual DVB-S2 TV channels receiving synchronously, it enables you to watch channel from one transponder/satellite while recording another channel from another transponder / satellite. Or you can use one channel for data download while watching TV in another channel in the same time. TBS6981 is ideal for building HTPC under Linux MythTV, VDR, XBMC and Windows 7 Media Center. TBS6981 is compatible with Freesat.

Hereinafter, I will brief on how to use TBS 6981. The procedures are as follows.

Firstly, we have to install hardware. For installing TBS 6981 PCI Express card, power off the computer, remove computer cover and take out cover panel of PCIe slot in which you want to put the satellite TV card. Insert the card in PCIe slot and fix card bracket with screw. Make sure the card fit in PCIe slot tightly. Put back computer cover.

Set your satellite dish aimed at the right satellite. Connect dish LNB to PCI card “LNB IN” with cable.

Secondly, it’s time to install software for TBS 6981 PCIe DVB-S2 Dual TV Tuner Card.

Step 1: Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM. Click “Install Driver” while auto-run appears.


Step 2: Click “Install TBSviewer” from CD auto-run to start installation, click “Next” until installation is completed.

Click “Install DVBDream” to start installation, and then click “Next” until the installation is completed.

Thirdly, after installing TBSViewer or DVBDream, set parameters for them to effect TBS 6981 and scan TV programs.

A: Double click the icon to launch TBSviewer, and right click to pop out the window and choose the “Options”. If TBS6981 TV tuner card is installed in the computer, you can see “TBS 6981 BDA DVBS/S2 Tuner/Demod(1)” and “TBS 6981 BDA DVBS/S2 Tuner/Demod(2)” on hardware window. You could choose the state for both tuners to function them.

Then choose the “Channelscan”. The windows of “Scan channels” will pop up. You can select existing satellite transponders list from the scroll down menu. Then set up the DiseqC, LNB LOF1, LOF2 and LOF SW, input transponder Frequency range here and start scan by frequency or by range.

If you don’t use any Diseqc, just choose “None”, if you do use Diseqc, choose correct Diseqc type.

After scan is completed, the found program numbers will be shown and the program list will be automatically saved. You can close the “Scan channels” window.

B:Move the mouse to the right part of the TBSViewer main window, the channels list window will appear. Double click a selected channel to play.

Related articles:

1.How to use TBS5980 to watch satellite TV channels
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SMIT Conax Cam CI Modul

This CI Modul is ideal and designed to work with transmissions encrypted in Conax from the following broadcasters; N Poland, RTV Romania, Conto TV, Free-X TV, Viacom, NRK, Canal Digital Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Telenor, DigitAlb, Tring, Redlight TV & more!


Adopting ASIC chip with proprietary intellectual property right:
Embedded 32-bit CPU (ARM7TDMI)
Adopting advanced 0.18-micron technology
Advanced language development environment
Supporting subsequent development of value-added services
Descrambling: Supporting common descrambling algorithm of Europe
DVB-CI interface: Compatible with DVB-CI / PCMCIA
Smart Card interface: ISO7816

Specification of SMIT Conax Cam CI Modul
Dimensions: PCMCIA type II
Interface protocols of the host: In full compliance with DVB-CI Profile 1 protocol;
External interface of IC card: Build-in SmartCard reader, in compliance with ISO7816 protocol;
Operating system: Embedded Linux system with proprietary intellectual property rights;
Internal descrambler: Integrated universal DVB descrambler;
MPEG DEMUX: Multi-channel SECTION and PID filter configurable through software;
Enclosure structure: Latest compact structure and design for assembly;
Compatible with MPEG2 & MPEG4 Receivers

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