analog vs dvb-t

[sub]

I'm also guessing your faster machine will struggle with TV1/2/3, which are all broadcast as high definition H.264. Until I got video card capable of hardware H.264 acceleration, my machine couldnt play these recordings smoothly, and it was fairly up-spec with AMD X2 4400+ CPU and Nvidia 7600GS video card.

Your machines would be OK for the satellite version of Freeview though, which is standard definition MPEG2.

i just need to know now if that was a valid representation of what im going to get out of a DVB-T tuner card.

Unfortunately those files arent a very good representation. You can find some real sample files here: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?For...icId=21069

[skippy_nz]

I'm also guessing your faster machine will struggle with TV1/2/3, which are all broadcast as high definition H.264. Until I got video card capable of hardware H.264 acceleration, my machine couldnt play these recordings smoothly, and it was fairly up-spec with AMD X2 4400+ CPU and Nvidia 7600GS video card.

Your machines would be OK for the satellite version of Freeview though, which is standard definition MPEG2.

Unfortunately those files arent a very good representation. You can find some real sample files here: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?For...icId=21069

thanks for the link sub - but where do i get the decoders from to play these files ?

[sub]

There isnt many choice when it comes to audio decoder. You can get the monogram AAC audio decoder from here: http://blog.monogram.sk/janos/2008/04/20...oder-0950/

For video decoder you need am H.264 decoder. Some people have been getting it from here: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=34684

[skippy_nz]

There isnt many choice when it comes to audio decoder. You can get the monogram AAC audio decoder from here: http://blog.monogram.sk/janos/2008/04/20...oder-0950/

For video decoder you need am H.264 decoder. Some people have been getting it from here: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=34684

thanks for the links - however the twinhan website isnt loading for me - any chance that someone can post a link to the download ?

[stustunz]

the whole NZ internet is screwed at the moment
they are blaming the weather go figure

[skippy_nz]

oh sweet - bloody telescum - thats the issue !!!

[skippy_nz]

ok sounds like im going to have to bite the bullet - do you think this mainboard with onboard video will do the trick - would be good if it could since it has onboard HDMI aswell.

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