ProgDVB v6.20.3 (freeware)

ProgDVB v6.20.3

This is an old version of this software. You can also download v6.24 (latest stable version).

ProgDVB is a software which allows you to watch (DVB-S) satellite television and listen to radio channels directly from satellite by using DVB-PCI cards with hardware decoders on the board, satellite dish, and personal x86-compatible computers with Windows 98, 2000 and XP systems. This software has options for working with network broadcasting and Audio/Video recording of the stream to different digital-media formats.

At the present moment work on the following cards is possible:

Aver DVB-S
BroadLogic 2030/1030
Netcast DVB
Pinnacle PCTV Sat (driver >=260)
Sky Star 1 (Nexus; the driver 2.x from TechnoTrend)
Sky Star 2 USB or PCI (the driver 4.22 and is higher)
Telemann Skymedia 300 DVB (not official)
TwinHan compatible (VisionDTV, Power Color, INCA Digital Tv, Chaintech, ...)
WinTV NOVA (Budget) USB or PCI
St@rKey usb box
Cards with BDA driver (With some cards problems are possible)

User reviews	Show all reviews (7)
rick5446 19 May 2008 15:49 ProgDVB v5.14.5
Does anybody know what Control Bx will work with Dish Network, Satellite Dish and this program. I'm new and investigating all possible solutions, and I already have the dish and wiring hooked up
avoidz 22 Jan 2008 9:31 ProgDVB v5.12.10
ProgDVB was fairly average and buggy when I was looking around for decent PVR software and tried it (most supplied PVRs are complete garbage). As an alternative, DVBViewer is by far the best PVR software out of all the many I tried.
rick5446 19 Jan 2008 14:29 ProgDVB v5.12.10
Is their some sort of list that tell U just what U can recieve..Also I've got a functioning Dish Network Dish. What other equipment would I need to work with this
Ammok 28 Nov 2006 8:42 ProgDVB v4.80.4
I use 4.77 with a Freecom USB DVB-T receiver and the downloadable BDA drivers from the freecom website. This software is far better than that provided with the DVB stick or PowerCinema. Can't comment on Arcsoft Totalmedia,but this should also work with BDA drivers. And PROGDVB has a major advantage in that it is free and also has a user forum. My biggest gripe with Prog is that subtitles are activated automatically. No big deal? well... thing is if the subtitle module is ticked I get an extremely annoying "doop" noise every two seconds.(the noise you get on XP if a program fails to open)so i think subtitles should be not be ticked as default. Positives are, once i got rid of the bleep,it picked up around fifty seven radio, digital TV and top up channels. It can record to a schedule, but mute your speakers if its after midnight, or you will be encouraged by your spouse to do so in the middle of the night. The electronic program guide works well, you can have full screen, window or detail view modes. You can also rename the channels and then re-sort to your convenience. This is an excellent piece of software and free, so support the author where you can. It may be advisable to wait till a release is "stable" before you use. I've had a few instantaneous reboots when using the latest releases, but it is a live work in progress. 4.77 is stable and works great, even without a PCI card.
newgen06 05 Sep 2006 0:16 ProgDVB v4.78.1
I use this software with a Skystar 2 pci card. The software works really well with this card. Video/record quality is great, depending on the channel bit rate of course. The good thing about this software is that doesn�t need much in the way of configuration, I have tried other software which needs video and audio codec's to even get a picture. Overall a very nice piece of software.
Finnisher 15 Aug 2006 4:02 ProgDVB v4.76.3
This program lets you watch DVB-T, too, and even lists the transponders, but the overall stability of the program really is an issue. I use TwinHan -based DVB-T card.
rick5446 30 Jun 2006 14:43 ProgDVB v4.74
This looks like a very good software.Any comments on the type of Brds work best.I know their site list all brds,but AhhHa whats best