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Started by Tekheads Support, June 10, 2008, 15:50:03 PM

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I live in block of apartments that are all sky ready, we have satellite ports in each room just need to hook up a sky box and off you go.

What would happen if i install http://www.comprousa.com/en/product/s350/s350.html in my pc ?  Presume it will pick up the free-to-air satellite channels? would it also get the new bbc hd channels etc?

Eggtastico

reading that, it doesnt support Mpeg 4, so you wouldnt be able to get HD Channels.

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Tekheads Support

it does say "Supports SDTV and 1080i HDTV (where available)" in the description so do you think that is an output rather than input ?

Eggtastico

Quote from: Kris - Tekheadsit does say "Supports SDTV and 1080i HDTV (where available)" in the description so do you think that is an output rather than input ?


nothing to do with it.. early HDTV was broadcasted in MPEG2, however, this took up a lot of bandwidth - so now they use MPEG4 (AVC/H.264)
Near enough everywhere now broadcasts HDTV as MPEG 4 - that card doesnt support MPEG 4 reading it.

The only HD Channel that still broadcasts in Mpeg2 AFAIK is Euro1080 & they are only doing that until the end of next year