Technisat Skystar 2

I receive the satellite FTA & FTV channels on a Pace Sky digibox (I don't
subscribe to any pay-to-view channels)
I'm considering installing a Technisat Skystar 2 card in my PC.
Could an expert please confirm that :-
1. I will be able to record TV programmes on to the PC hard disk
2. With a DVD writer in the PC, I would be able to copy recorded programs
from the PC's hard disk
to DVD.
3. There is a way to preset timed recordings (as I don't subscribe, I don't
get the EPG)

Would I be able to feed both the digibox and the PC card from the LNB ?
I'd be grateful for any advice.

Jim Hawkins

"Jim Hawkins" wrote in message
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I receive the satellite FTA & FTV channels on a Pace Sky digibox (I don't
subscribe to any pay-to-view channels)
I'm considering installing a Technisat Skystar 2 card in my PC.
Could an expert please confirm that :-
1. I will be able to record TV programmes on to the PC hard disk

Yes with no loss in quality but you'll only get the BBC channels via a
skystar or any other make of sat receiver apart from a Sky box

2. With a DVD writer in the PC, I would be able to copy recorded programs
from the PC's hard disk
to DVD.

Yes but I'm not sure the mpeg streams you record with the skystar using
progs like Prog DVB need to be conveted to a DVD standard first with
software like TMPGEnc DVD author / Editor


3. There is a way to preset timed recordings (as I don't subscribe, I
don't get the EPG)

Yes with certain software progs. Look on www.tv-cards.com


Would I be able to feed both the digibox and the PC card from the LNB ?
I'd be grateful for any advice.


With a splitter perhaps, over to anyone else who can answer this one

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:59:34 +0100, "Anorak" wrote:


"Jim Hawkins" wrote in message
...
I receive the satellite FTA & FTV channels on a Pace Sky digibox (I don't
subscribe to any pay-to-view channels)
I'm considering installing a Technisat Skystar 2 card in my PC.
Could an expert please confirm that :-
1. I will be able to record TV programmes on to the PC hard disk

Yes with no loss in quality but you'll only get the BBC channels via a
skystar or any other make of sat receiver apart from a Sky box

There is much more than just the BBC. ITV3 for instance is FTA. For a full list
take a look at http://www.lyngsat.com/freetv/United-Kingdom.html all the Astra 2
& Eurobird 1 can be received.

2. With a DVD writer in the PC, I would be able to copy recorded programs
from the PC's hard disk
to DVD.

Yes but I'm not sure the mpeg streams you record with the skystar using
progs like Prog DVB need to be conveted to a DVD standard first with
software like TMPGEnc DVD author / Editor

Perhaps it depends on what capture software you use but I have never need to
convert the recorded files.

3. There is a way to preset timed recordings (as I don't subscribe, I
don't get the EPG)

Yes with certain software progs. Look on www.tv-cards.com

There are plenty of packages that allow simple timer recordings in fact the card
will probably come supplied with one. Using a package like Showshifter allows
you to integrate an EPG fed from XMLTV or best of all use Digiguide to schedule
recordings. http://www.showshifter.com/


Would I be able to feed both the digibox and the PC card from the LNB ?
I'd be grateful for any advice.


With a splitter perhaps, over to anyone else who can answer this one

You need to fit a dual LNB so that the digibox & PC card can work independently.

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