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s.joseph

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#23298 24-Jun-2008 23:06
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Hey big favour! can some one help me decide which express card would work best for NZ dvb-t? Do anythem have hardware decoding so it won't stress my laptop?

I cannot tell the differences. price is not an issue for me. (its for express 54)

HC82U (Its an ATSC card????)
http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=442&device=2

HC81
http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=289&device=2

HC82R (I can't tell the difference between the HC81)
http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=447&device=2


There is one more card that only does dvb-t should i get this? or would it be better getting a hybrid.?

Thank you
Stefan

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s.joseph

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  #140345 24-Jun-2008 23:11
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O yeah the specs of my laptop are

amd 2.0ghz turion
hd2600 mobility
rs690 chipset 

If the card decodes the dvb-t will this mean that my cpu wont be being used?



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  #140361 25-Jun-2008 06:46
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There are no cards that "decode" DVB-T. All DVB-T cards do is pass the MPEG data onto the PC for decoding.

The HD2600 probably does H.264 acceleration but ardware acceleration has never worked properly with ATI cards & Vista. There have been a few people say they have got it working but most peole have had issues.

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