[vdr] Digital Devices (Linux 4 Media) 4 port (8 tuner) octopus/Duoflex experiences

[Ralph Metzler]

Timothy D. Lenz writes:
 > I glanced at these boards because at one time I wanted to replace my old 
 > nexus card and I only want to use multi-tunner cards from now on. I 
 > could not afford any upgrades now though:(
 > 
 > But one thing I noticed is, they only support 8PASK modulation and not 
 > the others, 16/32. While they may not be used much now, if usage does 
 > pick up, then these cards are useless and the money wasted. If I had the 
 > money to spend on new tuner cards, I would hold out for one that covered 
 > the possible modulations better.

There are different versions of the STV0900. I doubt that any retail market cards will
use the more expensive version which supports 16apsk etc.