Re: [linux-dvb] Most stable DVB-S2 PCI Card?

[David Lister <foceni@gmail.com>]

Manu Abraham wrote:
> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 10:16 PM, David Lister <foceni@gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> *OT* I just remembered in connection with Linux DVB-S2 cards: in case
>> some of you also heard about that new dual DVB-S2-CI tuner for PC's with
>> full Linux support, you can forget about it. Or at least I can. When I
>> pre-ordered directly from the Russian manufacturer (NetUP), they said
>> the price for one would be $1000. What a rip-off...
>>     
>
> Indeed it is.
>
> Maybe you will get a DVB card with dual DVB-S2 and CI with hardware
> H.264 decoder and HDMI out for a better deal. You might need to wait for
> the hardware to be available though.
>   

You appear to have different information. Their site and mail
announcements don't mention any H.264 decoder, nor HDMI out. Even the
photo says otherwise. This is the one I mean:
http://www.netup.tv/en-EN/dual_dvb-s2-ci_card.php

If what you say was true, (I wish it would), if it weren't a "budget"
card, I wouldn't call it a rip-off -- it would be a pretty neat piece of
HW. Still a bit pricey, but within limits. Unfortunately, from what I've
gathered from the site, announcements and mails with the manufacturer,
it is just a dual budget card. If so, it is a rip-off. :)

-- 
Dave