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How to Use TBS6981 Watch and Record Satellite TV Channels on TBSViewer

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Introduction

TBS6981 is a PCI Express interface digital satellite TV Tuner card with two tuners for watching and recording Free to Air satellite TV on PC. The two tuners enable you to watch TV channel from one transponder/satellite while recording another channel from another transponder/ satellite at the same time. It’s ready with Windows BDA driver and works fine with many DVB software Devices.

TBSViewer is TBS OEM media Player, which bases on DVBViewer technology and enables you to explore digital television and radio programs on your home PC. It is free and user-friendly. It comes with the TBS cards and work great. Here is a manual on how to use TBS6981 DVB S2/S PCIE dual tuner TV card on TBSViewer. Continue reading →

How to Watch and Record TBS6981 on DVBDream

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This guide will show how to use TBS 6981 DVB S2 PCI express dual tuner TV card on DVBDream.

Step1: TV Tuner Card Hardware and Software Installation.

As an internal TV tuner card, you have to power off the computer, remove computer cover and take out cover panel of PCIe slot in which you want to put the TBS6981 satellite TV card. Insert the card in PCIe slot and fix card bracket with screw. Make sure the card fit in PCIe slot tightly. Put back computer cover. Please remember to set your satellite dish aimed at the right satellite. Connect dish LNB to PCI card “LNB IN” with cable.

The next is to install software for TBS 6981 PCIe DVB-S2 Dual TV Tuner Card. The TBS manufacturer has attached the window and Linux drivers on CD package. Take Window system as example. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM. Click “Install Driver” while auto-run appears. Choose the proper TV drivers according to your running system. Continue reading →