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Just ordered a new sky star2 what is the best software to download to use with this card, Thanks Guys
 
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DVBDream. Find an elecard video codec (for 4:2:2 feeds), and the cyberlink video codec, then download the "Complete Plugins", "Pr3mier & D+" and "TP5.bin" (daily) from DVBsoft.eu
That's my opinion anyway.
 
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Update, the "TP5.BIN & TP5.AUC" file has the "Pr3m and D+" files included.
 
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ProgDVB and DVBviewer are alteratives to DVBDream (which is my favourite).
 
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Congratulation for your new Skystar2

With the original pack of SS2 you must have the CD, which has the driver for SS2 and the DVBViewer software to watch/listen Satellite TV & Radio.

With addition to that, you can try your flavour with most popular progDVB(FREE), MyTheatre, AltDVB, DVBDream,MythTV(Linux),etc ...

And put plugins in ur plugins directory and enjoy PAY channels with keys.
You can grab data using FileGrabber, SkyNet,SkyGrabber,etc .....

All the s/w you will get from www.skaystar.org, www.skystar-2.com, and lot more .....

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Rd100 said:
Just ordered a new sky star2 what is the best software to download to use with this card, Thanks Guys
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Use alt-dvb, keep your system clean from a lot of different and conflicting software and codecs is my advice to you mate.
You have the choice between different drivers from the technisat site: 4.3.2... 4.4.0... 4.4.1 beta (BDA)... i suggest you use 4.4.0, download them from technisat's site and nowhere else.
Progdvb is the most famous program, it's total crap but it's one of those things, you have to have used it once and then forget about it ;)
The skystar 2 comes bundled with a "light" version of DVBViewer , it's crap too. Not to be mistaken with DVBviewer PRO.
And there's technisat's SETUP4PC which has a filter inside that's needed by some applications, noticeably Progdvb. But you don't have to install it if your using dvbdream or alt-dvb.
Personnally i don't like dvbdream, the only feature it has that i find funny (and useful) is that it will say the colour sampling of a broadcast - it'll say if it's 4:2:0 or 4:2:2, but then again, there's other ways of finding that out.
I say try Alt-dvb 2.2 (not 2.1) and drivers 4.4.0.
Then you'll need a couple of nice codecs to go along too, but that'll depend on your HW setup.
 
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