TV Cards for DVB, ISDB and ATSC Compared

Our model comparison lets you put all cards of the Digital Devices Max series side by side. First select the reception standards you need, then compare the number of tuners and further features such as supported modulations, symbol rates, connectors and technical functions.

TV Cards for DVB, ISDB and ATSC Compared

The full modulation and feature comparison for all Max-series TV cards.

SX8

SX8 V2

SX8 Basic

M4

M8 ATSC

M8E

M4 V2

M2

CI M2

Comparison of the Digital Devices Max-series TV cards for DVB, ISDB and ATSC: modulations, symbol rates, connectors and card features

Feature	SX8	SX8 V2	SX8 Basic	M4	M8 ATSC	M8E	M4 V2	M2	CI M2
Tuners	8	8	8	4	8	8	4	2	2
Product information	Info	Info	Info	Info	Info	Info	Info	Info	Info
Price (incl. VAT, excl. shipping)	€519.99	€549.00	€399.00	€339.00	€749.00	€549.00	€359.00	€169.00	€239.00
Order in the shop	Order: SX8	—	Order: SX8 Basic	Order: M4	Order: M8 ATSC	Order: M8E	Order: M4 V2	Order: M2	Order: CI M2
Modulations
DVB-S/DVB-S2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DVB-S2X	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Integrated Multiswitch	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Quad LNB Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Quattro LNB Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
DiSEqC Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Unicable® and JESS®	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DVB-C	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DVB-C2	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
ISDB-C	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
J.83 Annex-B	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DVB-T/DVB-T2	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ISDB-T	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ISDB-S	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ISDB-S3	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes⁴	Yes⁴
ATSC/ATSC-3	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
DVB-S/S2/S2X Features	SX8	SX8 V2	SX8 Basic	M4	M8 ATSC	M8E	M4 V2	M2	CI M2
Short Frames	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Long Frames	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ACM/VCM	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
MIS	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Annex M³	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Channel Bonding	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
QPSK 1/4, 1/3, 2/5	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QPSK 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QPSK 13/45, 9/20, 11/20	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
QPSK 11/45, 4/15, 14/45, 7/15, 8/15, 32/45	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
8PSK 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
8PSK 23/36, 25/36, 13/18	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
8PSK 7/15, 8/15, 26/45, 32/45	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
8APSK-L 5/9, 26/45	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
16APSK 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
16APSK 26/45, 3/5, 28/45, 23/36, 13/18, 7/9, 77/90	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
16APSK 7/15, 8/15, 26/45, 3/5, 32/45	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
16APSK-L 5/9, 8/15, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
32APSK 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
32APSK 32/45, 11/15, 7/9	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
32APSK 2/3, 32/45	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
32APSK-L 2/3	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
64APSK 11/15, 7/9, 4/5, 5/6	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
64APSK-L 32/45	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
128APSK 3/4, 7/9	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
256APSK 32/45, 3/4	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
256APSK-L 29/45, 2/3, 31/45, 11/15	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Maximum Symbolrates (MSymbols/s)	SX8	SX8 V2	SX8 Basic	M4	M8 ATSC	M8E	M4 V2	M2	CI M2
QPSK	~95¹	~95¹	64.5¹	45	45	45	45	45	45
8PSK/8APSK	86¹	86¹	64.5¹	45	45	45	45	45	45
16APSK	64.5¹	64.5¹	—	—	—	45	45	45	45
32APSK	51.6¹	51.6¹	—	—	—	40	40	40	40
64APSK	43¹	43¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
128APSK	36.85¹	36.85¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
256APSK	32.25¹	32.25¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Annex M³	500	500	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Card Features	SX8	SX8 V2	SX8 Basic	M4	M8 ATSC	M8E	M4 V2	M2	CI M2
Reception Range Sat (in MHz)	950-2150	950-2150	950-2150	950-2150	950-2400	950-2400	950-2400	950-3000	950-3000
Reception Range C/T (in MHz)	—	—	—	41-1008	41-1008	41-1008	41-1008	150-1008	150-1008
Demodulators/Channels	8	8	8	4	8	8	4	2	2
Inputs Sat	4	4	4	4	1	1	4	2²	2²
Inputs C/T	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1²	1²
BBFrame Output	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
IQ Output (SDR Mode)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Common Interface	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

No card supports all selected reception types at once. Deselect one option.

1. Maximum DVB-S2/S2X LDPC bitrate is limited to 720 Mbit/s. Defined as symbolrate × bits/symbol, e.g. 8PSK 30 Msymbols = 90 Mbit/s. Allocated dynamically by the driver. DVB-S channels don't contribute to the limit.
2. C/T and SAT input #1 share one connector.
3. Not implemented yet.
4. Depends on the model variant – please check the product details.