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popper · 23-10-2006, 01:49

i assume this is your card?
http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/tv_tun...&pronameid=252
http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/suppor...eyword=Dtv2000
http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversi...12303-250.html
http://search.ntlworld.com/ntlworld/...000H+driver&cr=

you need to remember that the old analogue and the new DVB parts are totally seperate even though they are on the same pci card.

the key to analogue CD sized SW capture is to capture with a quick lossless codec then later convert to the format you want to use, atleast if you intend trying to keep as much quality as possible, or one pass Xvid/DivX (aka the old Mpeg4/asp format not the latest mpeg4/AVC format) or low bitrate mpeg1/2 will do for most people.

iv found (and iv tested a lot over the years with a bt878 chip)that the only CD sized software mpeg2 encoder that can capture in realtime without dropping frames on an 2400XP grade chip is the old winDVR3 analogue tv app so you might want to look for that software in the bargin bins if you want that option?.

with current DVB (FAR better quality than sw analogue in most cases), I.e anything that has a BDA driver will work, and that so called recording isnt decoding/re-encoding but mearly taking the DVB transport stream off DVB-T(digital terestial) in this case, and saving it direct to harddrive, in eather industry standard .ts format, mpeg2 format or the MS abortion (stay away from this MS one if you intend trying to keep to industry spec).

i cant find the pdf datasheet for this card,(i dont have this card, and im not doing all the work LOL) so dont know what chips are on there, for the old analogue part,you might be able to just run it through (free and best quality tv app) Dscaler, for the DVB part with its BDA digital driver just about any 3rd party BDA app will work and tune the digital terestial channels.

just go down argos and get a cheap (or not so cheap) yagi tv arial, some good quality coax cable and stuff that in your loft as high as you can get it pointing in the same direction as peoples outside arials , that should get most peoples DVB cards working good enough.

http://forums.dvbowners.com/lofivers...php/t6642.html
http://wiki.dvbowners.com/index.php/Main_Page
http://forums.dvbowners.com/index.php?showforum=28

these two being the best options for local network streaming of the DVB-T stuff
http://www.jtvlan.org/?PHPSESSID=c1c...5498096b0ecfc4
http://www.digtv.no-ip.com/webscheduler/

23-10-2006, 01:49	#9
popper Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,270	Re: MCE and My ntl samsung box HELP Please i assume this is your card? http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/tv_tun...&pronameid=252 http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/suppor...eyword=Dtv2000 http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversi...12303-250.html http://search.ntlworld.com/ntlworld/...000H+driver&cr= you need to remember that the old analogue and the new DVB parts are totally seperate even though they are on the same pci card. the key to analogue CD sized SW capture is to capture with a quick lossless codec then later convert to the format you want to use, atleast if you intend trying to keep as much quality as possible, or one pass Xvid/DivX (aka the old Mpeg4/asp format not the latest mpeg4/AVC format) or low bitrate mpeg1/2 will do for most people. iv found (and iv tested a lot over the years with a bt878 chip)that the only CD sized software mpeg2 encoder that can capture in realtime without dropping frames on an 2400XP grade chip is the old winDVR3 analogue tv app so you might want to look for that software in the bargin bins if you want that option?. with current DVB (FAR better quality than sw analogue in most cases), I.e anything that has a BDA driver will work, and that so called recording isnt decoding/re-encoding but mearly taking the DVB transport stream off DVB-T(digital terestial) in this case, and saving it direct to harddrive, in eather industry standard .ts format, mpeg2 format or the MS abortion (stay away from this MS one if you intend trying to keep to industry spec). i cant find the pdf datasheet for this card,(i dont have this card, and im not doing all the work LOL) so dont know what chips are on there, for the old analogue part,you might be able to just run it through (free and best quality tv app) Dscaler, for the DVB part with its BDA digital driver just about any 3rd party BDA app will work and tune the digital terestial channels. just go down argos and get a cheap (or not so cheap) yagi tv arial, some good quality coax cable and stuff that in your loft as high as you can get it pointing in the same direction as peoples outside arials , that should get most peoples DVB cards working good enough. http://forums.dvbowners.com/lofivers...php/t6642.html http://wiki.dvbowners.com/index.php/Main_Page http://forums.dvbowners.com/index.php?showforum=28 these two being the best options for local network streaming of the DVB-T stuff http://www.jtvlan.org/?PHPSESSID=c1c...5498096b0ecfc4 http://www.digtv.no-ip.com/webscheduler/