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<blockquote data-quote="WyrTwister" data-source="post: 81395" data-attributes="member: 180575"><p>The cards fall into 2 general groups .</p><p></p><p>Software cards - a majority of the provessing & decoding is done by the CPU of your computer . They are cheaper , require a faster computer , may or may not support High Definitioon TV & I do not know of any that have video & audio out ( to connect to a TV or VCR ) .</p><p></p><p>Hardware card - a majority of the processing & decofing is performed by the " chips " on the card . They are more expensive , can tollerate a slower computer , Do not support Hi Def TV in hardware mode , the Nexus-S has audio & video out & they are not as dependent on graphics drivers .</p><p></p><p>The Nexus-S can be run in software mode & it is essencially the same as a software card .</p><p></p><p>Get as big a dish ( up to 120 cm ) as you can afford & is practical for your situation . Freight can get expensive for a dish . :-(</p><p></p><p>I do not know for sure ( all my LNBF's are around .6 noise rating (\ seem to work fine ) , but I suspect a slightly bigger dish compensates foe a slightly lower quality LNBF ?</p><p></p><p>Said another way , if you go for a slightly smaller dish , might cknaider a slightly better LNBF .</p><p></p><p>I bought a Twinhan 1020A DVB-S PCI software card & Universal LNBF from a place in Germany & I am using it in North America .</p><p></p><p>If you are on broad band , you can download the software pretty easily .</p><p></p><p>Send me a Privite Message If I can be of help .</p><p></p><p></p><p>Best of luck ,</p><p>Wyr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WyrTwister, post: 81395, member: 180575"] The cards fall into 2 general groups . Software cards - a majority of the provessing & decoding is done by the CPU of your computer . They are cheaper , require a faster computer , may or may not support High Definitioon TV & I do not know of any that have video & audio out ( to connect to a TV or VCR ) . Hardware card - a majority of the processing & decofing is performed by the " chips " on the card . They are more expensive , can tollerate a slower computer , Do not support Hi Def TV in hardware mode , the Nexus-S has audio & video out & they are not as dependent on graphics drivers . The Nexus-S can be run in software mode & it is essencially the same as a software card . Get as big a dish ( up to 120 cm ) as you can afford & is practical for your situation . Freight can get expensive for a dish . :-( I do not know for sure ( all my LNBF's are around .6 noise rating (\ seem to work fine ) , but I suspect a slightly bigger dish compensates foe a slightly lower quality LNBF ? Said another way , if you go for a slightly smaller dish , might cknaider a slightly better LNBF . I bought a Twinhan 1020A DVB-S PCI software card & Universal LNBF from a place in Germany & I am using it in North America . If you are on broad band , you can download the software pretty easily . Send me a Privite Message If I can be of help . Best of luck , Wyr [/QUOTE]
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