Is it viable to use both a DVB-S and DVB-T card in one HTPC?

[dan_aka_jack]

Hi there,

I have a home-theatre PC running Windows Vista Home Premium (with Vista Media Centre). I currently use a dual-tuner DVB-T PCI-E card to receive freeview (which works very well). My question is: can I add a PCI DVB-S card so I can also receive unencrypted sat channels? (the previous owner of the house kindly left the Sky dish on the wall so all I need is the DVB-S card to start receiving sat broadcasts). Will Vista Media Centre allow me to seamlessly skip between DVB-T and DVB-S broadcasts?

Many thanks,
Jack

 

[frosty03]

i guess theres only one way to find out.... do let us know how you get on...

 

[csmager]

Fairly sure the answer is no - I think it's a bit of an either/or with mce.

 

[wombraider]

You could try GB PVR ( free PVR program )
It allows as many tuner cards as you want
Currently I have:
1 x Nova T 500 (dual )
1 x PVR 350
1 x Compro T-300
The above shows up as 4 different tuner sources
All tho I am using a decent OS ( xp ) and not crappy vista