[vdr] Re: Full Siemens DVB-S board dropped to half price?

[Tobias <tobschle@gmx.de>]

Am Sonntag, 23. Dezember 2001 02:32 schrieben Sie:
> Tobias wrote:
> > Am Sonntag, 23. Dezember 2001 02:02 schrieben Sie:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > At http://www.ble-computer.com the Siemens DVB-S board is on
> > > sale for DM 266. From the picture, this seems to be the full
> > > DVB-S board, not the budget board.
> > >
> > > Carsten.
> >
> > I read the PDF but there is not written that it has a hardware decoder.
>
> On Page 2 it says "MPEG2 Dekodierung nach ISO13818-1".
> So at least it mentions the MPEG decoder and it does not say it is
> done in software.
>
> Also on Page 2 it says "Mit optionalem Common Interface Module (Pay-TV)".
> IIRC, the budget board has no CI connector.
>
> Carsten.

I'll "watch" this item and look when it's available again. Then I'll probably 
order it. it's damn cheap but why is the cable version more expensive?

tobi