Best software?

[sonnetpete]

I've just added a DVBSky S960 USB tuner to my armoury and have it running via my netbook using Windows 8. I've had no success running it on the laptop with Linux Mint but that's secondary at the moment.

I installed and ran DVBSky viewer which seems to work reasonably though doesn't have support for Disecq 1.1, which I need to run it with my 16 lnb multisat setup.

Downloaded and installed the demo version of DVB Viewer which seemed to be smoother but of course it stopped working after an hour. I don't mind paying for the pro version but do I have to buy Transedit too? That seems the only way I can configure the tuner with extended Disecq commands.

Are there any other alternates I should be looking at? I know VLC Player can be made to work with a usb S2 tuner but I can't see any way it will handle Disecq commands.

 

[Pipedream]

Have you tried DVB Dream or Prog DVB

 

[sonnetpete]

Have you tried DVB Dream or Prog DVB

No, not yet but will try over the weekend...thanks

 

[remlap]

Tranedit is part of the deal with DVBViewer.

 

[sonnetpete]

Having downloaded and tested three of the four programs, I think I'll buy the 'pro' version of ProgDVB. It seems pretty user friendly and has produced the best quality picture (albeit on 28E only). I'll use it on my Windows 8 netbook for now....thanks all for the advice...

 

[remlap]

Picture doesn't mean anything software decoding will be done with the same codecs or hardware in any DVB software.

 

[sonnetpete]

Fair enough but it seemed the better one to me. Anyway, the actual program seemed easier to deal with....

 

[remlap]

Plus you have to factor in EPG data, DVBViewer can grab Freesat EPG data can ProgDVB?

 

[sonnetpete]

Plus you have to factor in EPG data, DVBViewer can grab Freesat EPG data can ProgDVB?

Not too bothered about using Freesat as there is a feed for that, from a dedicated dish going to another receiver. This is mainly for use with my multisat dishes...