Originally Posted by johnc86  I am considering getting a skystar as Im too skint to justify a dreambox. Its just for a litle mess about with really, wont be needing it for a ll my telly needs 
Iv read alot about streaming from pci dvb-s cards to an xbmc and it sounds ideal for when a big match is on etc. Thats all its for tbh.
What I want to know is what does the skystar 2 offer that the original skystar doesnt. Can the original one be used for card sharing? Not that I want to just curious......
Iv seen them going pretty damn cheap so if they can do what the old one could do then I will get one. |
As far as I remember,
Skystar 1 has the possibility to add a CAM and smartcard for official subscriptions, while
SkyStar 2 doesn't. But you need to buy it as an additional accessory to
SkyStar 1.
Also, it has a TV out connector.
However, I would be reluctant to buy
SkyStar 1 as the support for it must have ended years ago which could mean problems with newer operating systems like XP and Vista during installation.
It used to be a lot more expensive than
Sky Star 2.
What is the price offered now?
I suppose that they are second hand.
Edit: Why did you type Nexus-S in your post? This is a premium card and I doubt if you would get it cheap.