digi247
I think you are probably right about not skimping features but who would build such a specialist receiver ? at a price that would put most off buying it as some bad experiences with expensive Linux receivers litter the forums,
So many would be put off until an established receiver with good support combined with excellent write up's appeared on the scene,
You would also need 3rd party support so maybe a gradual transition to the full blown Enthusiasts Receiver is a safer route,
The TM5302HD can capture APSK transmissions but you cannot view them,
The TM5402 HD can store Multi stream broadcast & you can view them albeit they are a bit jumpy,
So maybe the Hardware/Software improvements will allow more than we think,
I remember when HD started in MPEG-2 I used to get pictures with colour bars & sound on my TM5500DAPCI,
Some 4:2:2 transmissions start to resolve on my TM6900HD Super,
So maybe the best we can hope for is a TM capable 4:2:2 receiver with 3rd party support that would prove very useful as nearly all the UEFA CL feeds are in 4:2:2 encrypted in Biss.