ProgDVB

ProgDVB will watch SAT-Television and listen to Radio channels directly from satellite by using DVB-PCI cards ProgDVB - software which allows you to watch SAT-Television and listen to Radio channels directly from satellite by using DVB-PCI cards with hardware decoders on the board, SAT-dish, and personal x86-compatible computers with MicrosoftR Windows98, 2000, XP Operating Systems properly installed.

ProgDVB is a very useful application for those who want to watch television shows and programs on their computer.

ProgDVB has options for working with network broadcasting and Audio/Video recording of the stream to different digital-media formats. ProgDVBR is in development, so new versions will be available for download from time to time.

At the present moment work on the following cards is possible:
Aver DVB-S
BroadLogic 2030/1030
Compro VideoMate DVB-S
DVBWorld USB2.0 DVB-S/DVBWorldDTV(PCI-Sat), Acorp TV878DS/DS110/DS120, Nextorm NBS240/NSC120
GeniaTech DigiStar DVB-S PCI
Kworld DVB-S 100 compatible (Vstream, Dynavision..... )
ADS Tech - Instant TV DVB-S (Part Number: PTV-341)
LifeView FlyDVB
Netcast DVB
NEWMI Advanced DVB
Pinnacle PCTV Sat (driver >=260)
Nexus,Premium (SkyStar1) (the driver 2.x from TechnoTrend)
TBS Q-Box
Technisat Sky Star 2 and Sky Star 3 USB or PCI
Telemann Skymedia 300 DVB (not official)
TwinHan compatible (VisionDTV, Power Color, Chaintech,...)
WinTV NOVA (Budget) USB or PCI
St@rKey usb box
Cards with BDA driver (With some cards problems are possible)
Besides work in absence of a card is possible, for example for viewing video of files or as the broadcast client.


NOTE: Before starting the ProgDVB software - make sure you have SkyStar1 properly installed. It will be better to use IRQ11 or 12 (not shared with others devices). And in the Network's Option of your PC - Virtual Adapter need to be also configured with TCP/IP. Of course it is more better to use the new drivers from Techno Trend v2.09 or 2.10.

Requirements:
Intel Pentium - III Processor 500 Mhz.
128 MB memory on board.
5 MB of disc space (without size of disc space for Video&Audio Recording).
AGP SVGA GraficVideo-Adapter with 32 MB memory on board.
SoundBlaster compatible sound card.
Network adapter 10/100 MB/Sec. (High speed Net-card is strongly recommended for Broadcasting).
DirectX v.8.0 or higher.
It is more better to use the new drivers from Techno Trend v2.09 or 2.10.
For work with Recording's option you will need to install some software codecs from different manufactures.