Satellite feed in different room to master backend

**ian dobson** · January 17th, 2011

Originally Posted by nickrout

what settop box is that?

itgate tgc220 (dreambox clone), I'm using the dvb-c version but there are also dvb-s versions.

Regards
Ian Dobson

**nickrout** · January 17th, 2011

Originally Posted by ian dobson

itgate tgc220 (dreambox clone), I'm using the dvb-c version but there are also dvb-s versions.

Regards
Ian Dobson

I meant "what settopbox is involved in the original poster's setup?"

**myth01** · January 25th, 2011

I don't have any set top boxes. I've just got two pci tuners in the current backend machine.

I have found this:

http://www.elgato.com/elgato/int/mai...oduct1.en.html

but again I'm not sure about the linux/myth support. Having looked at the prices though (I'd have to spend £400 to get what I needed) I am thinking a low-power atom/mini-itx machine for the pci tuners might be the way to go. I've never used a slave backend before: is is it possible to get the master backend to entirely control the wakeup/shutdown of the slave?

**nickrout** · January 25th, 2011

Originally Posted by myth01

I don't have any set top boxes.

That was my point

I've just got two pci tuners in the current backend machine.

I have found this:

http://www.elgato.com/elgato/int/mai...oduct1.en.html

but again I'm not sure about the linux/myth support. Having looked at the prices though (I'd have to spend £400 to get what I needed) I am thinking a low-power atom/mini-itx machine for the pci tuners might be the way to go. I've never used a slave backend before: is is it possible to get the master backend to entirely control the wakeup/shutdown of the slave?

There are ion machines that have pci or pci-e slots, eg some of the motherboards from zotac.