Name of a PCI HD/SD card with streeming capture ?

[skozzy]

I want to get one of those SD/HD PCI based cards soon, but what one would I
be looking at that has a streeming capture feature ?

[B Forbes]

http://www.digitalnow.com.au/

http://www.dpanda.com.au/

"skozzy" <no.email@at.all.com> wrote in message
news:40569e10$1@andrew-ujwvqar2....
> I want to get one of those SD/HD PCI based cards soon, but what one would
I
> be looking at that has a streeming capture feature ?
>
>
>

[skozzy]

The price sounds good, now I just have to twist the arm of the wife to allow
me to spend the cash.


"Joe Bugeja" <bugs007@ozonline.com.au> wrote in message
news:1079606910.618520@kangaroo.ozonline.com.au...
> Hi
>
> I sell the Dpanda DVBT PCI card for $239 and it offers great performance.
>
> I could arrange to mail one to you if you wish.
>
> My email is bugs0007@ozonline.com.au
>
> Card specs:
>
>
> [ DPANDA DVB-T PCI ]
> DVB-T Digital Terrestrial Television PC Card
>
> New! - Now includes High Definition and Dolby Digital!
>
> Watch and Record SD/HD Digital TV on a Personal Computer
>
> $239
> Plus $10 handling & overnight delivery most major centres
> Available for immediate delivery - nationwide.
>
>
>
> This is the product that Australia has been waiting for. An affordable
> Digital TV and PVR solution that has it all!
>
> The DPANDA DVB-T PCI Card installs on a standard PC running Windows
> 98/ME/2000/XP (see minimum PC specifications). It uses your existing
> Graphics Card and Sound Card to produce a crystal clear, interference free
> picture on your PC Monitor, Projector or Plasma TV. If your PC's graphics
> card has "TV Out", you can also watch your digital programs on a normal
TV.
>
> The DPANDA DVB-T PCI Card allows you to record the MPEG stream to your
> PC's Hard Disk for later viewing, editing or for transfer to another
storage
> medium such as a recordable DVD disk. The recorder uses windows task
> scheduler to allow an unlimited number of timed events on different
> channels.
>
> There is also a time shift feature (PVR) that allows a recording that is
> already in progress to be watched from the beginning, while recording is
> still in progress.
>
> The card also receives and records Digital Radio programs.
>
> The Linux community are currently able to use the card for reception of
> all SD and HD channels by the use of freely available Linux drivers. The
> card has similar support within the Mac community.
>
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> --
>
> Introduction Technical Description and Specifications
> Introducing the DPANDA DVB-T PCI - Affordable Digital Terrestrial
> reception and recording for your PC. The best value, the right features
all
> in a PC card!
>
> The card features a complete DVB receiver which can receive, digital
> free-to-air TV and radio programs and can provide high-speed internet
access
> (if or when available).
>
> The incoming DVB transport stream is delivered to the PCI bus at a speed
> of up to 60 Mbps. An optimised software filter driver manages data
> processing downstream by filtering up to 255 PIDs concurrently.
>
> An MPEG-2 software decoder and TV/Radio application is included for
> reception
> of digital TV and radio broadcasts. The TV and radio application
includes
> features such as automatic channel parsing and record/playback
capabilities.
> More than one card can be installed in one PC to receive/record various
> channels simultaneously.
>
> The card comes with drivers for Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP T
> An easy-to-use multilingual data management utility is provided to
adjust
> channel and filter settings and to monitor incoming data.
> Basics
> * PC card for Free-to-Air Digital TV Reception
> * Compliant to DVB terrestrial standard ETS 300477
> * VHF/UHF RF input
> * Optional Common Interface support
> * Plug and Play Installation
> * Video and Audio decoding by software decoder
> * Recording and Play back of TV/Radio programs
> * Time shift support
> * Teletext decoding (software)
> * Multicast Management support by NDIS driver
> * MPEG2 Transport Stream support: ISO/IEC 13818-1
> * DVB-Video/-Audio support: ISO/IEC 13818-2, -3
> * DVB-Data:ETSI EN 3O1 192
>
> RF specifications
> * QPSK and QAM 16/64 compliant to DVB terrestrial standard ETS 300477
> * COFDM 2k and 8k
> * 7/8 MHz channel bandwidth
> * Guard Interval Modes: 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 active symbol duration
> * Reed-Solomon decoding support: ETS 300 477
> * Fast PLL tuning speed: step size 62,5 kHz /166,67 kHz
> * Automatic FEC selection (1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8)
>
> Input/Output specification
> * RF input connector: IEC169-2 female
> * RF VHF/UHF support (51-858 MHz)
> * RF input termination: 75 Ohms
> * RF Input Return Loss: min. 6dB (75 Ohms)
> * Option for Common Interface extension for available DVB standard
> Conditional Access Modules (CAM)
>
> Advanced Functionality
> * Free Free-to-Air TV and Optional Pay TV support (when available).
> * Easy-to-use software interface
> * Automatic channel scan
> * Record and play back of TV/Audio programs
> * Advanced Electronic Program Guide (when available)
> * Short EPG (now/next)
> * Teletext
> * Multi language support
> * PAL and NTSC support
> * Aspect ratio: 4:3,16:9, 2.21:1(PAL only)
>
> Minimum PC requirements
> * Pentium II 450 MHz (SD) - Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ recommended for HD
> * 128 Mbytes RAM
> * DirectX 8.1 or higher
> * Graphic card with 800 x 600 x 16 bpp or better
> * Soundcard
> * CD-Rom (Driver and Software installation)
> * PCI slot (PCI 2.1 compatible)
> * Supported Operating System: Windows 985E, ME, 2000, XP T
>
> Product dimensions
> * 120x106x18mm
>
> Accessories
> Installation CD-ROM
>
>
>