Name: MAX M4 V2
Brand: Digital Devices
SKU: 821054

At a glance

Four tuners. Three worlds. One slot.

The MAX M4 V2 combines satellite, cable and terrestrial on a single PCIe card — freely combinable, simultaneously, in full HDTV quality.

4×

Independent tuners

Four completely separate HDTV demodulators, running in parallel.

10

Reception standards

DVB-S/S2/S2X, ISDB-S
DVB-C, ISDB-C, J.83 Annex-B
DVB-T/T2, ISDB-T

2

Connections

PCIe slot Gen1
GT-Link port (>1 GBit) to Octopus NET

~7 W

Green IT

Low power consumption, without tantalum or electrolytic capacitors.

Technical data

Modulation in full detail

Every supported standard with symbol rates, code rates and AFC range — grouped by reception path.

Satellite

DVB-S · DVB-S2 · DVB-S2X · ISDB-S Range 950–2400 MHz 4 Standards

DVB-S

Modulation: QPSK
Symbol rate: 1–45 Mbd
Code rate: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
AFC range: ±3 MHz (typ.)

DVB-S2

Modulation: QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, 32APSK
Symbol rate: QPSK/8PSK/16APSK 1–45 Mbd
32APSK 1–40 Mbd
Code rates: QPSK 1/4, 1/3, 2/5, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
8PSK 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
16APSK 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
32APSK 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
AFC range: ±3 MHz (typ.)

DVB-S2X

Modulation: QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, 32APSK + 8APSK-L, 16APSK-L, 32APSK-L
Symbol rate: up to 45 Mbd · 32APSK up to 40 Mbd
Code rates (S2X addition): QPSK 13/45, 9/20, 11/20
8PSK 23/36, 25/36, 13/18
8APSK-L 5/9, 26/45
16APSK 26/45, 3/5, 28/45, 23/36, 13/18, 7/9, 77/90
16APSK-L 5/9, 8/15, 1/2, 3/5, 2/3
32APSK 32/45, 11/15, 7/9
32APSK-L 2/3
AFC range: ±3 MHz (typ.)

ISDB-S

Modulation: BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK
Symbol rate: 28.86 Mbd
Code rate: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
AFC range: +7 MHz (typ.)

Cable

DVB-C · ISDB-C · J.83 Annex-B Range 41–1008 MHz 3 Standards

DVB-C

Modulation: 16/32/64/128/256-QAM
Symbol rate: 0.7–7 Mbd
Roll-off: 0,15
AFC range: ±500 kHz (typ.)

ISDB-C

Modulation: 64-QAM, 256-QAM
Symbol rate: 5.274 Mbd
Roll-off: 0,13
AFC range: +250 kHz (typ.)

J.83 Annex-B

Modulation: 64-QAM, 256-QAM
Symbol rate: 5.067 / 5.361 Mbd
Roll-off: 0,18 / 0,12
AFC range: +270 … −300 kHz (typ.)

Terrestrial

DVB-T · DVB-T2 · ISDB-T Range 41–1008 MHz 3 Standards

DVB-T

Bandwidth: 6 / 7 / 8 MHz
FFT: 2K, 8K
Modulation: QPSK, 16/64-QAM
Code rate: 1/2 … 7/8
AFC range: ±900 kHz (typ.)

DVB-T2

Bandwidth: 1.7 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 MHz
FFT: 1K … 32K (Extended Mode)
Modulation: QPSK, 16/64/256-QAM
Code rate: 1/2 … 5/6 (T2-Base/Lite)
AFC range: +900 kHz (typ.)

ISDB-T

Mode: Mode 1/2/3 (2K/4K/8K)
Guard interval: 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4
Modulation: DQPSK, QPSK, 16/64-QAM
Code rate: 1/2 … 7/8
AFC range: +700 kHz (typ.)

SAT distribution & control

Unicable® · SCR · CENELEC EN50494

Up to 32 tuners over a single antenna cable
Requirement:
- LNB compliant with Unicable®/SCR/EN50494
- or multiswitch compliant with Unicable®/SCR/EN50494

JESS® · CENELEC EN50607

Up to 16 tuners over a single antenna cable
Requirement:
- LNB compliant with JESS®/EN50607
- or multiswitch compliant with JESS®/EN50607

DiSEqC 2.0

DiSEqC 2.0 support

System & software

TV software

Windows

Digital Devices TV
DVBViewer Pro
SichboPVR
NextPVR
ProgDVB / Prog TV
Windows® Media Center
Media Portal (CI Support)
DVB Dream
Video Lan Player (VLC)
Kodi Media Center

Linux

Cesbo Astra
VDR
TVHeadend
miniSATIP
DVBlast
MuMuDVB

Operating systems

Microsoft Windows® 7 / 8(.1) / 10 / 11
Linux (from kernel 2.6.34)

Connectivity

PCIe x1 to x16
GT-Link port to Octopus NET (>1 GBit)
4× SAT connector (Unicable®/JESS®)
1× C/T connector (cable / terrestrial)

TV software in detail — DVB card · CI · SAT>IP Windows · Linux · Streaming

Windows

Windows software with BDA, CI and SAT>IP support.

Software	DVB Card BDA	CI	SAT>IP	Native SAT>IP S	Native SAT>IP C	Native SAT>IP T	M3U SAT>IP SCT	Native SAT>IP CI	M3U SAT>IP CI	Link
Digital Devices TV	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	❌	✔	❌	digital-devices.eu/tools
DVBViewer Pro	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	dvbviewer.com
SichboPVR	✔	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	sichbopvr.com
NextPVR	✔	❌	✔	✔	✔	✔	❌	❌	❌	nextpvr.com
ProgDVB / Prog TV	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	❌	✔	progdvb.com
Windows® Media Center	✔	✔	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	N/A
MediaPortal	✔	✔	✔	❌	❌	❌	✔	❌	✔	team-mediaportal.de
DVB Dream	✔	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	dvbdream.org
VideoLAN Player (VLC)	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔	❌	✔	videolan.org
Kodi Media Center	Via backend add-ons	N/A	Via SAT>IP add-ons	❌	❌	❌	Via SAT>IP add-ons	❌	❌	kodi.tv

Linux

Linux software with Linux DVB API, CI, DDCI and SAT>IP.

Software	DVB Card Linux DVB API	CI	SAT>IP	Native SAT>IP S	Native SAT>IP C	Native SAT>IP T	M3U SAT>IP SCT	Native SAT>IP CI	M3U SAT>IP CI	Link
Cesbo Astra	✔	✔	✔ client	✔	✔	✔	N/A	N/A CI on the Astra server, not via SAT>IP-CI extension	N/A	astra.cesbo.com
VDR	✔	✔ HW-CI incl. DD ddci2, MTD ≥ 2.3.7	✔ client, vdr-plugin-satip	✔	✔	✔	N/A	✔ CI extension, e.g. DD Octopus NET, X_PMT/CI-TNR	N/A	tvdr.de vdr-plugin-satip
TVHeadend	✔	✔ linuxdvb CI/DDCI	✔ client + server	✔	✔	✔	N/A	N/A	N/A	tvheadend.org
miniSATIP	✔	✔ CA-HW/dvben50221 + DDCI	✔ client + server	✔	✔	✔	N/A	✔ server-side CI/DDCI, like Octopus NET	N/A	github.com/catalinii/minisatip
DVBlast	✔	✔ descrambling via CAM	❌ no SAT>IP, UDP/RTP streamer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	videolan.org/projects/dvblast.html
MuMuDVB	✔	✔ HW-CAM incl. DD Octopus CI	❌ no SAT>IP, multicast IPTV streamer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	mumudvb.net

Smart TV & streaming devices

Apps and players for M3U playback, SAT>IP streams and Octopus NET DMS Channel support.

Software	DVB Card BDA	CI	SAT>IP	Native SAT>IP S	Native SAT>IP C	Native SAT>IP T	M3U SAT>IP SCT	Native SAT>IP CI	M3U SAT>IP CI	DMS Channel Octopus NET
Dream Player for SAT>IP	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔	❌	✔	✔
VideoLAN Player (VLC)	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔	❌	✔	✔
Kodi Media Center	Via backend add-ons	N/A	Via SAT>IP add-ons	❌	❌	❌	Via SAT>IP add-ons	❌	❌	❌