faisalpandu

Hello

As the title says which one is the better one the tt1501 or the tt2300. I can probably get both for the same price but heard there is more supoort for the tt1501. can anyone please tell which one to get for best performance

thanks

wonko

aint used the 2300 but understand it's fully hardware -so you cant use a softcam with it - if this isnt an issue then it might be the better card in a low spec system

I have used the 1501 and it runs fine under xp - using mdpai/vplug it will decrypt all channels np - it's not quite as good as a floppydtv/joker combo but it is a third of the price and on anything less than 32" I doubt u woudl see the difference

señor ding dong

Yes, it does hardware MPEG2 decoding, but I don't think it can handle HD resolutions, only SD.

Neither Floppy or TT1501 have any influence on the video quality. That's determined by the specific codec and output hardware.

I used a TT1500 myself and was very happy with it, and I'm pretty sure I'll put a 1501 in my next HTPC.

wonko

oh ok -I'm either insane or seeing things then

faisalpandu

Hello guys

I have purchased a technotrend 2300 card. i need to know whether softcam will work and if it does which software i need to get it working.

cheerz

wonko

thats nice

no a softcam will not work with this card (as stated above)

as a softcam will not work with this card there is a shortage of software - sorry if you feel this is unreasonable

I would suggest ways of getting round this problem but there doesnt seem much point given how much attention you paid to my other posts

señor ding dong

I think you're confusing video decoding and channel decryption. The 2300 card does video decoding in hardware, but barring any other compatibility issues, channel decryption should still be possible with a softcam like Vplug in DVBviewer, MyTheatre, Media Portal, etc.

wonko

I can see I am in the presence of an 'expert' so I'll just let you get on with it in the sure and certain knowledge that with your help and guidance the OP's life is going to be full of entertainment

charlieram

I have to agree with senor ding dong on this one, Any card can use software decryption so long as the software which you use to view your TV supports softcams , whether it has hardware decoding or not (the hardware decoding is only for the video and not decrypting the signal) HD might be a problem though

neathdrew

i've got a TT2300c (2100c) and TT1500c (1501c) and have used softcam with the 2300 although a few years ago fenrir and yankse, vplug will work.
The downside to the card is even though it is a 'premium', more expensive card than the budget 1500, there are no bda drivers, therefore no supprt in a lot of the apps like mediaportal, myth tv etc.....i've used ritzdvb, my theatre and now the TT premium DVB-TV.

TT always stated they would have bda drivers for premium cards, but the last time i checked there weren't any....haven't checked in a while though

cheers