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Strengths: Inexpensive, BDA Driver works in WinXP, Media Center and Vista 32Bit. Works with ProgDVB and MyTheater. Composite and SVideo inputs as well as remote control
Weaknesses: Signal quality varies alot, but quality seems OK. Included viewing program is kind of weak. You need a strong pc and better codec for smooth viewing.
Summary: This budget receiver does not work very well with the included software. But if you use ProgDVB (free) and the CyberLink PowerDVD or Nvida codec's it becomes a more enjoyable experience. The included software is hard to configure and not well documented, whereas there is a large community that uses ProgDVB and plenty of faqs. The card itself uses the Conexant 2388x chip so all decoding is done via software and is processor intensive that is why a good codec is needed. Signal quality seems to vary alot so aiming a sat may be diffcult with this card, but quality seems consistent. Over all for my needs this card works well.
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