At a glance
Eight tuners. 12 reception standards. One slot.
The MAX M8 ATSC packs eight independent tuners onto a single PCIe card — with ATSC 1.0 / 3.0 for the North American market, plus satellite, cable and terrestrial.
8×
Independent tuners
Eight fully separate demodulators, running in parallel.
12
Reception standards
ATSC 1.0 / 3.0 · DVB-T/T2 · ISDB-T
DVB-C/C2, ISDB-C, J.83 B
DVB-S/S2 · ISDB-S
2
Connections
PCIe x1 (Gen1)
1× SAT + 1× C/T (coax), single-cable capable
7–14 W
Green IT
Low power draw, without tantalum or electrolytic capacitors.
Technical data
Modulation in full detail
Every supported standard with bandwidths, symbol and code rates — grouped by reception path.
Terrestrial
ATSC 1.0 · ATSC 3.0 · DVB-T · DVB-T2 · ISDB-T
Range 41–1008 MHz
5 Standards
ATSC 1.0
- Standard
- ATSC A/53 Part 2
- Bandwidth
- 6 MHz
- Modulation
- 8VSB
- Code rate
- 2/3
ATSC 3.0
- Standard
- ATSC A/321 · A/322 · A/330
- Bandwidth
- 6 / 7 / 8 MHz
- FFT size
- 8K / 16K / 32K
- Modulation
- all mandatory ModCod combinations
- Multiplex
- TDM · FDM · LDM (Layered Division Multiplexing)
- Transmission
- SISO / MISO · single & multiple PLP
- Output
- ALP output · EAS flag · channel bonding
DVB-T
- Standard
- ETSI EN 300-744
- Bandwidth
- 6 / 7 / 8 MHz
- FFT size
- 2K / 8K
- Modulation
- QPSK, 16/64-QAM
- Code rates
- 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
DVB-T2
- Standard
- ETSI EN 302-755
- Bandwidth
- 1.7 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 MHz
- FFT size
- 1K … 32K (incl. extended)
- Guard interval
- 1/128, 1/32, 1/16, 19/256, 1/8, 19/128, 1/4
- Modulation
- QPSK, 16/64/256-QAM
- Code rates
- 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6
- Profiles
- T2-Base / T2-Lite · SISO/MISO · multiple PLP
ISDB-T / SBTVD-T
- Standard
- ARIB STD-B31
- Bandwidth
- 6 / 7 / 8 MHz
- Mode
- Mode 1/2/3 (2K/4K/8K)
- Guard interval
- 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4
- Modulation
- QPSK, 16/64-QAM
- Extra
- EWS flag (Emergency Warning System)
Cable
DVB-C · DVB-C2 · ISDB-C · J.83 B
Range 41–1008 MHz
4 Standards
DVB-C
- Standard
- ETSI EN 300-429
- Modulation
- 16/32/64/128/256-QAM
- Symbol rate
- 1.7–7.2 MSym/s
- Roll-off
- 0.15
DVB-C2
- Standard
- ETSI EN 302-769
- Bandwidth
- 6 / 8 MHz
- Modulation
- 16/64/256/1024/4096-QAM
- Guard interval
- 1/64, 1/128
- Code rates
- 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
ISDB-C
- Standard
- ITU-T J.83 / J.183 · JCTEA STD-002
- Modulation
- 64-QAM, 256-QAM
- Symbol rate
- 5.274 MSym/s
- Roll-off
- 0.13
- Extra
- TSMF · channel bonding
J.83 B
- Standard
- ITU-T J.83
- Modulation
- 64-QAM, 256-QAM
- Symbol rate
- 5.057 / 5.361 / 5.6 MSym/s
- Roll-off
- 0.18 / 0.12
Satellite
DVB-S · DVB-S2 · ISDB-S
Range 950–2400 MHz
3 Standards
DVB-S
- Standard
- ETSI EN 300-421
- Modulation
- QPSK
- Symbol rate
- 0.333–45 MSym/s
- Roll-off
- 0.35
- Code rates
- 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
DVB-S2
- Standard
- ETSI EN 302-307
- Modulation
- QPSK, 8PSK
- Symbol rate
- 0.333–45 MSym/s
- Roll-off
- 0.35 / 0.25 / 0.20
- 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
- Code rates 8PSK
- 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10
ISDB-S
- Standard
- ARIB STD-B20
- Modulation
- BPSK, QPSK, TC8PSK
- Symbol rate
- 28.86 MSym/s
- Roll-off
- 0.35
- Code rates
- BPSK 1/2 · QPSK 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 · TC8PSK 2/3
SAT distribution & control
Unicable® · SCR · CENELEC EN50494
- Up to 8 tuners over a single antenna cable — enough for all eight tuners on the card
- Requirement:
- LNB compliant with Unicable®/SCR/EN50494
- or multiswitch compliant with Unicable®/SCR/EN50494
JESS® · CENELEC EN50607
- Up to 32 tuners over a single antenna cable
- Requirement:
- LNB compliant with JESS®/EN50607
- or multiswitch compliant with JESS®/EN50607
DiSEqC · single-cable input
- DiSEqC control for multiswitches and motorised dishes
- One SAT connector (single cable) — no quad/quattro multi-input
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
Connectivity
- PCIe x1 (Gen1)
- 1× SAT connector (Unicable®/JESS®)
- 1× C/T connector (ATSC / cable / terr.)
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 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Note: N/A means the feature is not meaningfully applicable in this context or is not provided via this operating mode.
Order the MAX M8 ATSC
Eight-tuner multi-standard reception for North America — ATSC 1.0 / 3.0 plus satellite, cable and terrestrial. Straight from the official Digital Devices online shop.