Please recommend best TBS DVB card

moonbase said:
The TBS6983 is no longer in production, if you are lucky enough to find one second hand in working order snap it up. It was one of the best cards they ever made in its day and is good today apart from no S2X. The TBS6903 which was the successor to the TBS6983 is still in production as far as I am aware, there are suppliers out there with it. If bought new, the TBS6903 is not a card for two bob merchants, it aint cheap at around £300+. I saw one go 2nd user on eBay a while back for £150, a real bargain.

Unless there is S2X or Novelsat guff that you need, I would steer clear of the TBS6903X card. It is slow to blind scan with Windows apps.
Under Linux, the TBS6903X comes alive when used with nuemodvb, @satesco has had some really good results with it. Again, it is not a card for tight wads, it is another £300+ job.

For USB, the TBS5925 is OK but no S2X and it runs hot, it still works though. The TBS5927 is just a TBS5925 with an internal fan to cool it, again no S2X
If you want S2X on a TBS USB device the TBS5930 is listed as doing this and it is cheap.
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nice one @moonbase - happy new year mate
 
Joolz said:
I use the TBS 5927 USB unit with a laptop and it works very well. I dont feel I miss out on S2X. The only change I made was to disconnect the fan as it was very noisy. The GTMedia GTCombo is mainly used for blind scanning as it is quicker then PC software.
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Is it safe to unplug the fan? Does it not heat up even if used for many hours at a time?

The TBS 5927 has ventilation slots, which I don't think the TBS 5925 has, it's a closed box.
 
Butacas said:
Is it safe to unplug the fan? Does it not heat up even if used for many hours at a time?

The TBS 5927 has ventilation slots, which I don't think the TBS 5925 has, it's a closed box.
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Noone can know the answer .,..but If it was "safe" the manufacturer wouldn't have fitted one ...
 
Butacas said:
Is it safe to unplug the fan? Does it not heat up even if used for many hours at a time?

The TBS 5927 has ventilation slots, which I don't think the TBS 5925 has, it's a closed box.
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The unit has ventilation grilles and a large heat sink and runs cool until you push the upper limits of its capability for a longtime. As it is used on scanning and medium to narrow SR signals for short periods of time it runs a lot cooler then my old USB TBS QBox CI.
 
The TBS5590 V1 could have similar parameters to the TBS5925 and TBS5927, but due to its high price, few people bought it.
 
I heard and read bad reviews about TBS5930, mainly drivers issues.
But never tested on myself.
 
Can anyone describe the main difference (any pros/cons) between 6925 & 6983, please?

Any to choose between 6983 & 6903, which to opt for?
 
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Hello Satfaca,
The main difference between the TBS 6925 and the TBS 6983 is that the TBS 6925 cannot do blind scan 2. No transponders or values that are below the lock threshold are displayed. I don't know whether this old card works with the newer versions of CrazyScan.
The TBS 6983 and the TBS 6903 have identical parameters. But there are DXers who say the TBD 6983 is a little more sensitive in the input.
 
Thanks for these comments.
I just snapped the 6983 off Ebay for 50€ + (50€ s&h from the US), I guess it is still a good deal. It said brand new - open box.
 
Satfaca said:
Thanks for these comments.
I just snapped the 6983 off Ebay for 50€ + (50€ s&h from the US), I guess it is still a good deal. It said brand new - open box.
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strange case I also have on ebay I got the same card on December 22nd for the same price and the details were similar
maybe the seller was smart
we'll see
 
anto@ said:
strange case I also have on ebay I got the same card on December 22nd for the same price and the details were similar
maybe the seller was smart
we'll see
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You could share the ebay images (not the main auction detail), in case the seller is drop shipping/selling same item and accruing funds in a PayPal/other bank account until rumbled.
 
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It could be that the seller sent both of them something that is not tbs, maybe an empty box for everyone
 
Mine's been shipped from California, the seller has 98.6% rate with 3.007 items sold.
 
Satfaca said:
Mine's been shipped from California, the seller has 98.6% rate with 3.007 items sold.
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mine comes from there too, we'll see if we both got it wrong, let's wait and see but I think we both got it wrong


What day did you place your order?
I placed it on December 22nd
 
Yesterday.
It did say "last one available".
 
Satfaca said:
Yesterday.
It did say "last one available".
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did you see the post on satellite guys? where a user wrote that on ebay there was a seller who was selling a 6983 for 50 dollars
but these days there is another user who was selling his entire system in bulk and in the package inside there was a 6983
 
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