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TBS, a professional PC TV card manufacturer, has released a new USB DVB T2 tuner box. This is a dual tuner USB TV box which is compatible with the advanced DVB T2 transmission technology being used for Freeview HD in UK, or Italy, Sweden and many other European countries. This DVB T2 USB TV box makes a feature of the Freeview HD support but also says ‘for standard DVB-T Freeview too. With USB slot, it is more friendly for laptop users.

The TBS5280 has with two terrestrial tuners available on board. That means you can record one channel while viewing another Freeview HD channel. The tuner also has a built in IR receiver for the supplied remote control.  There are rare choices for DVB T2 card, especially for USB slot. The price is US$116.99 , each tuner for $58.99. It might be a little expensive but acceptable. Here is a test in Window Media Center. It does work properly in0 Window Media Center and receive the Freeview channels in high definition without any clash. (continue reading…)

TBS has developed a unique TV card represents that easiest way of equipping a PC with no fewer than four DVB S2/S satellite tuners. The new TBS6984 quad tuner card was reviewed in the latest issue of What Satellite (a professional and authoritative satellite magazine from UK) and received a Silver award from review ranking! Thanks to Martin Pipe, the author of this review. We really appreciate your contribution and Professional evaluation. Now we would like to share this great review with you! (continue reading…)

The TBS6284 PCIE DVB T2 quad tuner TV cardwas reviewed in the latest issue of What Satellite (a professional and authoritative satellite magazine from UK) and received a Silver award from review ranking! Thanks to Martin Pipe, the author of this review. We really appreciate your contribution and Professional evaluation. Now we would like to share this great review with our TBS fans! (continue reading…)

Connected to previous article:TBS6925 Test Report DVB-S2 MIS Reception with VCM/ACM

Three of the four transponder streams transmitted by ATLANTIC BIRD 1 MIS compatible receivers or PC cards will choose the streams best suited in the circumstance, depending on the signal level at the reception site. In this example, viewers in the center of beam with the maximum level of signal quality can watch LA7′s 3D test transmissions, whilst viewers in fringe areas of beam with a less good signal level can only view the HD channels and viewers outside beam will only get channels in SD. MIS compatible satellite receivers will choose the stream according to the signal level available. Special softwares as the TBS6925 TS Recorder allows the viewer to choose individually the desired stream. (continue reading…)

TBS6925 test report from TELE-satellite magazine 1201

With the change from DVB-S to DVBS2, a more efficient method was created that permits more channels to be carried over one and the same transponder. This increase in efficiency is due in large part to the significant improvement in error correction so that fewer error correction bits need to be transmitted. From a mathematical point of view the increase in efficiency compared to DVB-S is roughly 30%, a value that in reality isn’t quite reached, but it is definitely showing potential. (continue reading…)

The dream is starting to become a reality… This bad-boy is a TBS6984 satellite tuner card designed to receive both ordinary DVB-S signals AND the high definition DVB-S2 signals used by C4HD and BBC 1 HD. More importantly, it has four separate tuners on-board allowing you to plug it in to a quad LNB to record channels from 4 multiplexes simultaneously. (continue reading…)

TBS Technology  has  been making TV tuner cards for about 5 years and  they’re starting to build a good reputation amongst HTPC enthusiasts, and for good reason – as you’ll see the 6984 Quad Tuner card is a solid performer. This review will focus on using the TBS 6984 with MediaPortal TV Server. (continue reading…)

Do you want to watch four different channels of satellite TV on your pc simultaneously? It seems to be an unreal and unbelievable experience. However, new release of TBS 6984 quad tuner card will make all of them become true. TBS 6984 PCI-E DVB-S2 Quad Tuner TV Card is the world’s first professional multi-tuner sat PC card for watching digital satellite TV on the PC, including supports four DVB S2 transponders or download data from four DVB s2 8PSK/QPSK Demodulators synchronously. It enables Media Center PCs to play or record up to four live channels of HDTV at once, and stream live HD channels or recordings to multiple HDTVs throughout the dish network, all from a multi-tuner card. With the TBS 6984 Quad Tuner Card, your Media Center PC becomes a complete entertainment platform for all your media, including watching HD streaming game sports and over thousands of new movies, video and music.

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