Please recommend best TBS DVB card

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drhans

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Could the experienced DXers please recommend the best TBS DVB card? I need something that will do the following:

1) work with EBS Pro and Crazyscan and do blindscan
2) lock transponders quickly
3) come with great locking stability (picture not breaking up on marginal signals)
4) show correct SNR and frequency

So far I've tested TBS 5925, TBS 8922, TBS 6522 and TBS 5922 but there's something I don't like about these:
TBS 5925 locks every marginal signal but slowly compared to TBS 8922. The 8922 locks very fast and seems to lock everything like 5925 but shows incorrect SNR and frequency. The TBS 6522 is generally poor, not really locking any marginal signal and blindscan is not supported. The 5922 is OK but showing incorrect SNR and frequency during blindscan, which is slow.

I have also tested DVB Sky 960S which is OK for scanning but is not locking marginal signals unlike the 5925 or 8922.

So I was thinking maybe TBS 6903 could be good in the above mentioned points but I didn't find a video which would show how fast does it lock a transponder. For example my 5925 takes 2-3 seconds to do that in EBS Pro, while TBS 8922 can do it in just 1 second.
 
6522 support blind-scan for satellite.

But anyway for DXers recommended now TBS 6903 PCI-E or TBS 5927 USB. Both STV6120/STV0910ADB based.
Ultra-fast Blind-scan (BLScan2 mode recommended), fast locking for low SR transponders.
 
CrazyCat said:
But anyway for DXers recommended now TBS 6903 PCI-E or TBS 5927 USB. Both STV6120/STV0910ADB based.
Ultra-fast Blind-scan (BLScan2 mode recommended), fast locking for low SR transponders
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Will ultra fast blind scan be available for other cards in the near future
 
what is "other cards" ?:)
 
Stv090x support only 'classic' BLScan :-)
 
CrazyCat said:
Stv090x support only 'classic' BLScan :)
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Thanks, it would be nice to have one card that does everything ultra fast blind scan s2x multi stream etc, its getting expensive having to buy 2 different professional cards to get the best setup :(
 
Is ultra fast blindscan only in Blscan2 mode? If so , Blscan2 mode is better now than classic blscan mode.
 
BLScan2 is vendor-specific BlindScan algo.
BLScan is classic step-by-step blind carrier search (first time implemented for stv0288 and stv090x).

Some demods support only BLScan2 (montage ds300x, ds3103), some only BLScan.
 
I have used TBS6981 , TBS6922SE ,TBS6983, TBS6925 and the new TBS6522.
I would say the TBS6983 is the best one i have used for speed and fringe reception.
 
Thanks, so I will get the 6903, which should not be any worse than the older 6983, right?
 
Yee :-)
 
Hello... so I've started testing the TBS6903 and BLScan2 is great. However RF scan seems quite slow, is there a way to make it better? For example with TBS5925 the RFScan got much faster with CrazyBDA drivers, but is there such option for TBS6903?

Thanks
 
yee, RFScan not perfect with STV6120/STV0910 :)
 
fast forwarding 8 years, what's a good sat tuner card these days, preferably USB ...thanks!
 
Manikm909 said:
fast forwarding 8 years, what's a good sat tuner card these days, preferably USB ...thanks!
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1. The best DVB-S2 card is tbs6983/6903, and USB tbs5927 is the best tuner for this category.

2. Despite the disappointment of some S2X extension card owners, I recommend tbs6903x/6909x.

Both card models cover all standard dvb-s2/S2X transmissions, and have full Crazyscan support.
 
Same problem here. Looking for a good USB card (not PCI).
Now I'm using TBS5925 and I'm very happy with it, looking for a similar device including S2X but it does not seem there is one yet.
 
at the moment i blindscan using the GTMEDIA COMBO, this finds the feeds of course, i then export the M3u file, then on my PC i run POTPLAYER and load in the M3u file - i can then watch the stream and record reliably.

this is a halfway house instead of a USB tuner card.

i do it this way because the combo is not reliable at recording feeds
 
I use the TBS 5927 USB unit with a laptop and it works very well. I dont feel I miss out on S2X. The only change I made was to disconnect the fan as it was very noisy. The GTMedia GTCombo is mainly used for blind scanning as it is quicker then PC software.
 
The TBS6983 is no longer in production, if you are lucky enough to find one second hand in working order snap it up. It was one of the best cards they ever made in its day and is good today apart from no S2X. The TBS6903 which was the successor to the TBS6983 is still in production as far as I am aware, there are suppliers out there with it. If bought new, the TBS6903 is not a card for two bob merchants, it aint cheap at around £300+. I saw one go 2nd user on eBay a while back for £150, a real bargain.

Unless there is S2X or Novelsat guff that you need, I would steer clear of the TBS6903X card. It is slow to blind scan with Windows apps.
Under Linux, the TBS6903X comes alive when used with nuemodvb, @satesco has had some really good results with it. Again, it is not a card for tight wads, it is another £300+ job.

For USB, the TBS5925 is OK but no S2X and it runs hot, it still works though. The TBS5927 is just a TBS5925 with an internal fan to cool it, again no S2X
If you want S2X on a TBS USB device the TBS5930 is listed as doing this and it is cheap.
 
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