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.

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 Networks 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 2.09 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 much better to use the new drivers from Techno Trend v2.09 or 2.10.
· For work with Recordings option you will need to install some software codecs from different manufactures.

Changes from previous version

· Update BDA and PidRecorder module. Improvement ratio detection.

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.

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 Networks 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 2.09 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 much better to use the new drivers from Techno Trend v2.09 or 2.10.
· For work with Recordings option you will need to install some software codecs from different manufactures.

Changes from previous version

· Update BDA and PidRecorder module. Improvement ratio detection.

DVB Dream is software DVB player for SkyStar 1 and 2.

Supported Devices:
· B2C2 (Skystar2, Airstar2, Cablestar2)
· twinhan (All PCI models should work *)
· Pinnacle PCTV Sat/400i/Lite
· Genpix 8PSK to USB device

Notes:
· B2C2 devices need v4.3.2 or newer driver
· Please report the twinhan models you could run DD on. (i.e. twinhan VP-1020 - Red or Starbox ***)
· Some codecs do not support PIP (e.g. old Cyberlink versions)! Best codecs for DD: Sonic or Nvidia
· Please do not try to use old modules (DDRemote, DVBEPG etc) with new DD. Old modules are incompatible with new DD.

Requirements:

· Directx 9.0 or newer versions required
· Install MPEG-2 codecs at first

Changes from previous version

· Faster scan for NA satellites
· Some TS record problems fixed
· Improved Vista compatibility, Vista AERO window movement bug fixed
· Ch. name text filtering option for general and favorites tabs
· Fix for 19.2e DVB-S2 crash problem and network search (DVB-S2 TPs)
· Now it is possible to override/correct the missing channel name or wrong crypted channel status with help of a text file. (scan_override.txt)
· BDA interface update (v2.0)
· BDA: Added support for Turbosight TBS 8920 DVB-S2, 8910 DVB-S and Compro VideoMate 500 DVB-S
· Video and audio type indicators added, next to video/audio buffer bars
· Now OSD Now/Next info should be always up-to-date
· New HotKey to change (cycle) audio pid: A
· Guids.ini updated, some new h.264 entries added
· EPG parser now supports DISH and BEV 9 day epg
· Portuguese(br) language added
· For FTA sats, you should disable "NA fast scan"
· During fast scan, first TP will relatively take longer.
· It is important that NA users should enable "Customize for NA" (preferences->localization)
· You can utilize ENTER, ESC keys in channel name filter box

Browse, search and watch all the latest online video from Google Video from the comfort of your couch with SageTV Media Center.

Enjoy the most popular online videos, news, movie trailers, TV shows, comedy, music videos and more at the push of a button on your remote control.

SageTV makes it easy to browse or search for your favorite shows and record them so theyre ready for you to watch whenever you want. Record a whole season of shows at the press of a button!

Supported Analog TV Tuners with Hardware Encoding:
· Adaptec VideOh! DVD Media Center Edition (PCI only)
· ATI eHome Wonder
� ATI Theater 550 chipset, including those by GeCube, Sapphire, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, Tul, VisionTek and Yuan (with V3 or later)
· ATI TV Wonder Elite (V3 or later)
· AVerMedia M150
· AVerMedia M175
· AVerMedia M1A2 Dual Tuner PCI
· AVerMedia UltraTV Media Center PCI 500
· AVerMedia UltraTV Media Center PCI 550
· AVerMedia UltraTV 1500MCE
· AVerMedia M038 USB
· AverMedia M780
· Creative Labs Video Blaster Digital VCR
· Hauppauge Roslyn
· Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600
· Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150
· Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150MCE
· Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250
· Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250BTV
· Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250MCE
· Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-350
· Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500MCE
· Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2
· nVidia DualTV
· Plextor ConvertX M-402U
· Plextor ConvertX TV-402U
· Prolink Pixelview PlayTV P7000
· Provideo PV256 Series
· Provideo PV258 Series
· Provideo PV259
· Provideo PV358T
· Vista View Saber 2020
· Yuan MPG-600
· Yuan MPG-843
· Yuan PG-600
· Other MPEG-2 encoding cards based on the Conexant IVAC-15, IVAC-16, CX23415, CX23416 or StreamMachine 2210 Codec should function correctly but may not have been tested.
· Tuners compatible with Windows MCE should work, but not all of them have been tested.

Supported DVB Tuners (requires SageTV V6 or later):
· Cinergy 2400i DT Capture
· Dvico FusionHDTV USB
· FireDTV DVB-T/CI (supports PayTV through CAM/CI)
· FloppyDTV T/CI (supports PayTV through CAM/CI)
· Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T-Stick USB
· Happauge WinTV Nova-T-USB
· Kworld VStream DVBT100
· Kworld VStream XPERT DTV-DVB-T PCI
· Leadtek DTV1000
· Pinnacle PCTV Dual DVB-T Pro PCI
· Provideos PV913
· Technotrend DVB-T/C 1300 (supports PayTV through CAM/CI)
· VisionPlus/Twinhan TwinhanDTV (VP-3021)
· Most USB Stick devices using the Dibcom 7700 Chipset should work, but not all of them have been tested.
· FireDTV DVB-C (supports PayTV through CAM/CI)
· Technotrend Budget C-1500 (supports PayTV through CAM/CI)
· Most other BDA based DVB-T/C cards should work with Version 6.1 or later but may not have been tested.

Supported OTA HDTV Tuners (requres SageTV V5 or later):
· ATI HDTV Wonder
· AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180
· AverMedia M780
· Conexant CX23883 ATSC based cards
· Dvico FusionHDTV5 Lite
· Dvico FusionHDTV3 Gold-T
· Dvico FusionHDTV5 Gold Plus
· Dvico FusionHDTV5 USB Gold
· Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600
· Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950
· OnAir HDTV-GT
· Philips x237 PCI 7133 ATSC based cards
· Vbox Cats Eye 164e PCI-e dual tuner
· VBox DTA-150/151 ATSC card
· VBox USB-A 3560 device
· Most other BDA based ATSC cards should work with Version 5 or later but may not have been tested.

Supported ClearQAM HDTV Tuners (requres SageTV V6.1 or later):
· OnAir HDTV-GT
· HDHome Run from Silicon Dust

Supported TV Tuners with Software Encoding (requires SageTV V5 or later):
· Plextor AV100U
· Plextor TV100U
· Most other WDM capture devices should work with Version 5 or later but have not yet been tested. The above list will be updated as other cards are tested.


Requirements:

· Minimum 128Mb RAM and a Recommended 256Mb RAM
· For Hardware Encoding: Intel Pentium III, Celeron or AMD Athlon at 600 MHz or VIA 800MHz or faster
· For Software Encoding: Intel Pentium 4, Celeron or AMD Athlon 1.5 Ghz and above
· DirectX v9.0 or higher available freely from Microsoft.
· Java Runtime Environment 1.4 or higher available freely from Sun Microsystems
· Video Card: PCI/AGP bus graphics card with overlay. NOTE: While it is recommended that your Windows graphics card drivers support DirectX9 for optimum performance, it is not required.


Limitations:

· 15 days trial

GB-PVR is a fully featured Personal Video Recorder (PVR) that allows you to schedule TV recordings and view and pause live TV. In additional to this PVR functionality, it also acts as a media center allowing you to watch movies, listen to music, view pictures and listen to FM radio.

GB-PVR also supports specialist hardware decoders including Sigma Designs XCard, Hauppauge PVR350 and Hauppauge MediaMVP. GB-PVR also supports multiple tuners, allowing you to record more multiple channels at one time.

For TV Tuner cards, currently supported are:
· Hauppauge PVR250, PVR250MCE, PVR350, PVR USB2, PVR150, PVR150MCE and the dual-tuner PVR500MCE
· ATI Theatre 550 Pro
· DVB-T and DVB-S devices with BDA drivers including:
· Hauppauge Nova-S
· Hauppauge Nova-T
· Hauppauge Nova-T USB2
· Pinnacle MediaCenter 300i
· twinhan DVB-S
· twinhan DVB-T
· Dvico Fusion DVB-T
· V-Box DTT-150
· Blockgold GDI DVB-T
· Lifeview FlyDVB-T

Here are some key features of "GB PVR":

General:
· Easy to understand and control user interface
· TV Guide for easy scheduling of recordings
· Support for season recordings, including
· Support for automatically converting recordings to dvix/xvid/wmv/ipod etc
· Support for manual recordings on a specified channel at a specified time


· No-delay

live preview tv, with the fastest possible channel change time
· Timeshift television allowing for pausing live tv etc.
· Multidec support enabling the use of a wide range of softcams and other DVB plugins.
· Teletext
· DVB Subtitles
· Stable operation with Recording Service running independently to ensure recordings always happen
· Online searching and viewing of YouTube
· Easy access to your music, videos and photos
· Net radio
· FM radio
· Support for HDTV
· Multi-lingual support, with language packs available for many languages.

Playback:
· Playback of all popular video formats, MPEG, AVI, divx, xvid, TS, etc.
· Extensible playback mechanism allowing additional file types to be added with correct codecs install
· Automatic aspect ratio control
· DVD playback from either DVD drive or hard disk.
· Supports VMR9/VMR7/Overlay video renderers
· VMR9 Fullscreen Exclusive mode for the best possible picture
· Music visualisations.

Hardware:
· Supports a wide range of analog and digital cards
· Supports all prevalent digital standards, incl DVB-S, DVB-T, DVB-C and ATSC.
· Support for mixed combinations of different types of capture device
· Support for different channel lineups on each capture device if required
· No GB-PVR limit on number of capture devices
· Built in support for USB-UIRT, Hauppauge, Actisys IR200L and MCE IRBlasters.
· Native support for Hauppauge and MCE remotes.
· Native support for any remote via USB-UIRT.
· Plugin support for a wide variety of other hardware, from remotes to LCD readouts to different types of recording devices.
· One of very few apps capable of full using PVR350s tv out or XCard, though no longer offically supported.

Client/Server or Media Extender support
· PC client support
· Hauppauge MVP client support

ProgDVB Elecard Edition is a team-product of Elecard® Ltd. and ProgDV® Software that makes it possible for you to watch SAT-TV and listen to the radio directly from satellite. The software can also handle network broadcasting and record video or audio streams to a whole lot of different formats. ProgDVB is available as freeware, but if stability is not just a word for you, if you want the reliable support for NTSC format and the efficient operating, ensured with the latest Elecard muxer, if you want to be on the cutting edge of the industry and be able to watch top-quality AVC/H.264* video, and after all, if you?re just not the kind of person that settles for less, then you?ll sure make the right choice and take advantage of what the Elecard Edition has to offer you.

Features:
Works with DVB-S, DVB-T and DVB-C cards (diseq protocol is supported)
Supports video and radio broadcasting from satellites
Supports recording of the received media to a file
Uses Elecard components for multiplexing, demultiplexing and decoding.
Supports epg, teletext and subtitles
Supports the timeshift option

Supported DVB cards:
Aver DVB-S
BroadLogic 2030/1030
Compro VideoMate DVB-S
GeniaTech DigiStar DVB-S PCI
Kworld DVB-S 100 compatible
ADS Tech - Instant TV DVB-S
LifeView FlyDVB
Netcast DVB
Pinnacle PCTV Sat
Nexus,Premium (SkyStar1)
Technisat Sky Star 2 and Sky Star 3 USB or PCI
Telemann Skymedia 300 DVB
TwinHan compatible
WinTV NOVA (Budget) USB or PCI
St@rKey usb box
Cards with BDA driver

You can also use ProgDVB for watching video files or as a broadcast client in case you don?t have a DVB card.

Requirements: Intel Pentium III 500 MHz CPU, 128 MB Ram, AGP SVGA 32MB Video card, Audio Card, Network adapter

MyTheatre is a modern multimedia application for end user which allows watch Satellite TV and Radio, playback multimedia files (mpg, mp3, DivX and many others) and DVD.

MyTheatre is a great tool that brings digital television and radio into your home.

MyTheatre is highly integrated application. Main purpose of this application is to turn PC to Home Theatre PC (HTPC). Sitting on sofa, management by remote control and see on TV-Set :)

Here are some key features of "MyTheatre":


- Support various DVB cards:

DVB-S (Satellite):
- Cards with BDA compatible drivers.
- Technotrend Premium (SkyStar-1)
- Technotrend Budget PCI
- Hauppauge Nexus
- Hauppauge WinTV Nova PCI
- Technisat SkyStar-2 (PCI and USB)
- twinhan VisionPlus including OEM versions
- Pinnacle PCTVSat
- Aver DVB-S
- BroadLogic 2030/2035
- NetCast PCI
- Hauppauge DEC3000
- Technotrend MicroPlus
- Digital Everywhere FireDTV

DVB-C (Cable):
- Cards with BDA compatible drivers.
- Technotrend Premium (SkyStar-1)
- Technotrend Budget PCI
- Hauppauge Nexus
- Hauppauge WinTV Nova PCI
- twinhan VisionPlus
- NetCast PCI (need test)
- Technotrend MicroPlus
- Digital Everywhere FireDTV

DVB-T (Terrestrial):
- Cards with BDA compatible drivers.
- Technotrend Premium (SkyStar-1)
- Technotrend Budget PCI
- Hauppauge Nexus
- Hauppauge WinTV Nova PCI
- twinhan VisionPlus
- NetCast PCI (need test)
- Technotrend MicroPlus
- Digital Everywhere FireDTV

Common Interface Support:
- Technotrend Premium (SkyStar-1)
- Technotrend Budget PCI
- Hauppauge Nexus
- Hauppauge WinTV Nova PCI
- twinhan VisionDTV
- Pinnacle PCTVSat
- Technotrend MicroPlus
- Digital Everywhere FireDTV

Remote Control Support:
- Integrated Technotrend Premium and Budget PCI
- Integrated Hauppauge Nexus and Nova PCI
- twinhan USB Remote Control
- Pinnacle PCTV-Sat COM(RS232) Remote Control
- Realmagic XCard COM(RS232) Remote Control
- ATI RemoteWonder
- Thomson TAK Interactive TV Keyboard
- Other remote control supported through plugins