How to choose dvb-s2 tv tuner card

Can I watch DVB-S2 Television shows on my pc? Is there any pc tv tuner card needed? How to choose a suitable DVB-S2 card?

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As we know DVB-S2(Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite - Second Generation) is designed as a successor for the popular DVB-S digital television broadcast standard, and was developed in 2003 and ratified by ETSI (EN 302307) in March 2005. It is based on DVB-S and the electronic news-gathering (or Digital Satellite News Gathering) standard, used by mobile units for sending sounds and images from remote locations world-wide back to their home television stations.

And you can choose DVB-S2 Tuner Card from the following factors:                                                                                          

1.       What channels can receive with your card

What channels can receive depends on the number of satellites, but some TV channels are encrypted, you can’t watch them.

With the CI TV Tuner Card, you can watch encrypted channels, it allows you to insert cam (decryption card) to CI slot.

2.       Single or Dual Tuner for your card

Some of Satellite TV Card is single tuner, but some are dual tuner, with the dual tuner card, your watching will be more convenient.

The dual tuner supports dual DVB-S2 TV channels receiving synchronously, which enables you to watch channel from one transporder/satellite while recording another channel from another transporder/satellite. Or you can use one channel for data download while watching TV in another channel in the same time.

3.       What kinds of Interface for your card

PCI/PCI-E or USB? If your computer is laptop, only USB interface TV tuners are available for it. Otherwise, you can use PCI or PCI-E TV Tuner Card to connect your desktop.

4.       The demand for your Computer requirement

• Windows 2000/XP/Vista Linux
• DirectX9.0 or later Version
• 1GHz CPU or above
• 256MB RAM or above
• Graphic Card with at least 16MB RAM

That is to say, most computers can be inserted the DVB-S2 TV Card.

What's your DVB-S2 card of choice?

You can choose the right dvb-s2 card from above four points. The popular brands are Hauppague, Diamond, TBS in the market. My choice is TBS dvb-s2 card receiver, which has powerful function and reasonable price, what’s yours?

Useful tags:
PCI-E Dual Tuner Card,USB DVB-S2 TV Box,CI PCI-E TV Card,Smart card reader,BCM970012 Crystal HD