Q-Box III is the 3rd generation digital satellite USB box upgrading from Q-Box II, which supports Blind Scan. It supports both DVB-S2 and DVB-S programs receiving.It's a mini metal box for watching and recording digital satellite TV on computer. The connection between Q-Box III and computer is USB cable. Q-Box III uses computer CPU for MPEG2 or H.264 MPEG4 decoding. Driver and DVB softwares have to be installed before using. It's compliant with Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Linux Ubuntu/Fedora. Q-Box III can be used for one way internet via satellite or satellite data download. It's supported by most popular DVB softwares like ProgDVB, DVBDream,AltDVB, Skynet, Skygrabber, TSreader…
Main Features:
- DVB-S2/S HD/SD TV Receiving
- Broadband Internet via Satellite
- Transponders blind scan (both for DVB-S2 and DVB-S)
- High-speed Data download via Satellite
- Real Time and Scheduled Program Recording(PVR)
- Windows 7 Media Center compatible
- Supported by DVBDream, ProgDVB, AltDVB, Skynet, Skygrabber,TSreader…
Specifications:
- Receiving Frequency: 925~2175 MHz Tuning Range
- Input level: -69~-23dBm
- DVB-S2/DVB-S DIRECTV 8PSK QPSK Demodulator
- 8PSK/H-8PSK/QPSK/BPSK mode
- Symbol Rates:
- DVB-S: 1 - 45 Msps
- DVB-S2 QPSK: 1 - 45 Msps
- DVB-S2 8PSK: 1 - 45 Msps
- Code Rates:
- DVS-S: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
- DVB-S2 QPSK: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
- DVB-S2 8PSK: 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
- Automatic Acquisition Range: ±10MHz
- DiSEqC 2.x compliant
System Requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista Linux
- DirectX9.0 or later Version
- Available USB port
- CD-Rom(Driver and Software Installation)
- Satellite Dish and LNB
For DVB-S:
- 1GHz CPU or above
- 256MB RAM or above
- Graphic Card with at least 16MB RAM
For DVB-S2 HDTV:
- Dualcore CPU
- 1GB RAM or Above
- Graphic Card with at Least 64MB RAM
Interesting. I didn't realise that DVB-S was used in Australia. Seems that it is only ABC and SBS at the moment from what I have read.
Could be a good solution for those out of DVB-T range or those that want to receive interstate ABC channels.