Dual DVB T Tuner for NZ - New build spec thoughts.

[Billhilly]

Capacitors are failing in my (five year) old computer. Time for the next one.

I have searched, and can see what some are using in the way of Dual DVB T tuners (in New Zealand), but I was wondering if we could get a bit of a consensus here. I was looking at a Hauppauge TD 500, but it seems that the correct one (for NZ) is actually the HVR 2210 right? Some of you are successfully using this card? I have been using dual Nova S's but the Wairarapa now has Terrestrial I believe. So I figure I should go that way?
Budget (?) build. Specs are -

Intel i5 3570K
Asus P8Z77-V LK
Kingston Hyper X 8GB
Asus GTX Ti graphics
Windows 7

Want reliability, etc etc. But what do you think? Would you change anything for better PVRing?

Thanks for your time and thoughts.

Bill

[sub]

I was looking at a Hauppauge TD 500, but it seems that the correct one (for NZ) is actually the HVR 2210 right?

From those two I'd do the HVR-2210. The Nova-TD500 has an issue with the broadcast parameters in NZ that can lead to corruption on Win7.

[Billhilly]

From those two I'd do the HVR-2210. The Nova-TD500 has an issue with the broadcast parameters in NZ that can lead to corruption on Win7.

Hey Sub,

Good to see you again. Fine for some isn't it. I drop in rarely with my lowly post count, just as you roll past 70k! Anyway I do really appreciate your time and product.
So I've used Hauppauge for a long time but am happy to change. What are you using and how are they performing? Time for me to try another brand?

[sub]

I've been getting Hauppauge devices free for years so they're pretty much all I use. They're good devices, and lot better supported than most other manufacturer's devices, so I dont really have any reason to buy other devices.

[Billhilly]

Can't beat free!
No reason to stick with DVB S is there? The 2210 is the only dual tuner anyway (well the 4400 is one T, one S, one S2)?

[stustunz]

Dvb-s is standard def so way less storage required
Dvb-t is both sd and hd more stations ( crap I don't watch on extra stations)
That's about it

[Billhilly]

Thanks stustunz.
So I could use a 4400 and the S2 would record ordinary S giving me dual S tuners in NZ? 'Cause we don't have HD S anyway do we? Slightly more money for the card, but no need for me personally to buy and set up an aerial.

[Billhilly]

Sorry, just looked at the photo's/details again. Only one S input/tuner anyway. Ok, now I'm confusing myself.

[sub]

The HVR-4400 effectively has two tuners. One tuner is capable of analog or DVB-T. The other is capable of DVB-S or DVB-S2.

[Billhilly]

Yeah OK. They call it Quad mode, but not able to record two DVB-S channels at the same time. Got it (I think!).
So potentially the 2210 is still better/cheaper for me. So roughly per hour what are the file sizes for DVB-S recordings and DVB-T?