Re: Dear TV card experts - I need you help

[Benjamin Larsson <benjamin@southpole.se>]

On 12/04/2015 05:35 PM, Mr Andersson wrote:
> Hi Benjamin,
>
> Thanks for your answer. Jag uppskattar din hjälp ;)
>
> So 50 USD per mux. And I could simultaneously record up to  4 channels
> per mux ? Is that satellite dependant?
>
> Could you give me an example of high quality/value cards I should look at first?
>
> Also, what linux software would be best to use together with these
> cards? I am looking initially at just streaming the content right of,
> although we might need to hook into the stream and manipulate it.
> Later, we'd also might be interested in recording the stream as well.
>
> Thanks!

Hi, the question you ask needs an answer in the form of basic digital tv 
tutorial. I suggest you search the web for that info.

Regarding software I suggest you look at the tvheadend project. It has a 
software model that is easy to understand.

Regarding hardware I would go for quad pcie in a form factor that would 
fit in rack-mounted servers. You need high density and that is the only 
way to get that. So I would say skip trying to find something cheap, get 
something that is reliable and maintainable.

MvH
Benjamin Larsson