Category Archives: DVB Related Topics

What Is Freeview

What is Freeview Freeview, is the name for the collection of free-to-air services on the Digital Terrestrial Television platform in the UK. The service is jointly run by its five equal shareholders, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and transmitter operator Arqiva. DTV Services is designed to market changes to the platform. DTV Services is responsible… Read More »

What is differenct between Quatro LNB and Quad LNB

With TBS6984 DVB-S2 PCI-E Quad tuner card gaining more popularity, many users focus on how equip the appropriate LNA with it. Usually you’ve seen two different types of four output LNB device to fit on your satellite dish, one called a Quad LNB and the other called a Quattro LNB. Confused? This brief article aims… Read More »

Overview of Digital Satellite TV Tuner Card/Box

Digital satellite TV Tuner card/box is designed for receiving HDTV digital satellite programs on one’s personal computer. You can receive DVB-S or DVB-S2 programs with advanced DVB-S2 Satellite TV Receiver. The interfaces for TV tuner cards are most commonly either PCI bus expansion card or the newer PCI Express (PCIe) bus for many modern cards,… Read More »

What Is DVB-S2

DVB-S2 is the abbreviation of Digital Video Broadcast Satellite Second Generation, which is designed as a successor for popular Digital Video Broadcast (DVB-S) standard.  It was developed in 2003 and gained worldwide popularity in 2005. It is base on DVB-S and the Digital Satellite News Gathering standard and used by mobile units for sending sounds… Read More »