DVB-S USB2 Tuner

[remlap]

I am looking to add a DVB-S USB2 Tuner to my setup and was wondering does anyone have a list of supported models?

 

Also I currently have a Hauppauge Win-TV Nova DVB-S2 and was wondering is it possible that I can set which tuner will do the record if I got a USB2 tuner?

 

I want this because I currently have the Hauppuage connected to motorised dish I control elsewhere and was hoping to leave the USB2 tuner permanently at 28e.

 

Thanks for any help

Edited April 3, 2009 by remlap

[uglyned]

I have a Pinnacle 7010iX (2xdvb-S,2xdvb-t), a Hauppauge Nova PCI dvb-s2 and a Hauppauge Nova-S Plus USB2.

 

By some considerable distance, the USB2 Nova is the worst of the bunch. Connected to the same dish (and for the purposes of testing, the same cable at times) the Nova S2 will report a signal strength of 94% which can be ignored because it would still say the same if it was connected to a dustbin lid, the Pinnacle reports around 70% and the Nova-S reports 30% at best and around 17-19% at worst.

 

The Nova s2 and the Pinnacle receive all Freesat SD and HD channels without any sign of a problem but the Nova S USB suffers from breaskup on BBC HD and won't pick ITV HD up at all. This is using the same feed, the same PC and the same software.

 

Short answer = avoid the Hauppauge Nova-s USB2. Unless I've got a duff one of course...

Edited April 3, 2009 by uglyned

[Griga]

A TechnoTrend TT-connect S2 3600 USB (or 3650 with CI) would be suitable... DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2 supported by DVBViewer Pro (at least by the current beta) and TransEdit. Additionally there is a firmware update for the S2 3600 that fixes problems with high data rate transponders.

[CX23882-19]

With the Nova-S-USB2 you need to ensure you've got the terminator connected to the LNB Out connector.

[uglyned]

Thanks for taking the time to post but unfortunately it is connected and it's still that bad. ITV HD on a Pinnacle 7010Xi reports signal strength of 85 to 90%. The Hauppauge USB2 reports 30%.

 

Can live with it though as it just about records SD channels without breakup. I just put it bottom of the priority list so it rarely gets used.