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This article focus on the installation of DVBs/DVB-S MythTV DVR/PVR system and the software. In this guide, I will show you how to setup of the MythTV software and get it working with your DVB s2card.

The Setup

When you setup of the MythTV, please make sure that our mouse will not be able to point and click at the MythTV buttons. MythTV was designed with a TV mindset from day one, so it’s expecting inputs from a remote control. In this case, your keyboard works just fine. The keys you are going to use are:INSERT KEYS HERE (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…)

Today we are adding new guides for our customers running TBS DVB hardware and software in Windows Server 2008 R2. In addition to running Windows Server 2003 and 2008, you can now run Windows Server 2008 R2 with TBS DVB s2 card. After describe the procedure for you to add successfully BDA to Windows 2008, you can do it both for 32-bit and 64-bit. There is no big difference between 32 bit version and 64 bit version. The only difference is one set of files which you can acquire from respectively Windows 7 installation with the same architecture, i.e. either 32-bit or 64-bit. so, after careful investigation in our lab that we’ve done some Months ago on the issues of setting up BDA in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Installing TBS DVB hardware and software products in that operating system. Besides, we managed to develop procedure that leads to successfully achieve the task. (continue reading…)

DVB-S2 is a digital satellite transmission system developed by the DVB Project. Satellite transmission was the first area addressed by the DVB Project in 1993 and DVB standards form the basis of most satellite DTV services around the world today, and therefore of most digital TV in general. It makes use of the latest modulation and coding techniques to deliver performance that approaches the theoretical limit for such systems. DVB-S2 will not replace DVB-S in the short or even the medium term, but makes possible the delivery of services that could never have been delivered using DVB-S.

The world’s first digital satellite TV services were launched in Thailand and South Africa at the end of 1994 and both used the newly released DVB-S system. Now it has become the most popular system for the delivery of digital satellite television, with more than 100 million receivers deployed around the world. With the system being more than 10 years old, the industry eventually decided the time was right to update. (continue reading…)

I want to watch satellite TV programs on my pc, does anyone know any good ways to watch satellite TV on computer?
—–Tom

Often heard in forums that people have this demand, but have no idea on how to achieve it? Actually, only need satellite TV services, you may feel convenient to watch satellite TV channels on your PC. There are three optional ways, we’ll explore on this page, you can choose the most suitable way for yourself.

• Option 1: Connect a satellite dish directly to your PC
• Option 2: Connect your satellite box to a PC
• Option 3: Watch satellite TV channels over the Internet

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