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Im setting up a dual boot windows/linux setup. I find windows easier but i prefer linux because of the quickness of it.
My question is, can i put a dvb usb stick to watch freeview or sky through it?
Also is there anyway i can stream it to my mobile for when i work away from home? would this affect my wife watching it at home?
Is it worth getting a card for sound to do 5.1 Dolby sound to plug into my AV system?
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I use both DVB-T (Freeview) and DVB-S (Freesat) in my system, and use tvheadend for the backend support.
The sony PlayTV (USB) is a cheap dvb-t (SD only), dual tuner device - you can grab them off ebay for about £20. I use a DVBSky s952 for dvb-s (supports SD and HD) - its dual tuner too and a pci-e device - should be able to pick one up for about £60. I've recently got a PCTV nanostick t2 (290e) which is a single tuner dvb-t usb device that supports hd channels - can be had for about £40.
If you want to watch one channel and record another, or be able to watch different streams in different rooms then you will need a dual tuner device. PlayTV is a cheap option to get started with.
You could stream remotely assuming you have a decent upload connection on your home network. If this is something you want to do, then you will need a pvr backend that will support transcoding - it reduces the bitrate and resolution of the stream. This is quite CPU heavy, so you will need quite powerful machine to do this.