ProgDVB is a versatile and powerful application for viewing digital TV and listening to radio channels. It allows you to watch satellite television and listen to radio channels directly from satellite using DVB-PCI cards with onboard hardware decoders, a satellite dish, and a compatible personal computer running Microsoft Windows.
ProgDVB and ProgTV offer two independent user interfaces designed to work seamlessly from a single folder. This allows them to share one unified list of channels, settings, and data.
ProgTV is designed for use with a remote control (HTPC), while ProgDVB offers more features but is primarily intended for mouse-based control.
ProgDVB offers network broadcasting and audio/video recording in various digital media formats. It supports around 8,000 channels, including DVB-S (satellite), DVB-S2, DVB-C (cable), DVB-T, ATSC, ISDB-T, and IPTV. It also supports analog TV and playback from files.
ProgDVB Main features:
- High Definition TV support together with H.264/AVC
- Picture-in-picture support, in addition to independent simultaneous recording/playback of several channels from one or more devices
- Support for almost all DVB, ISDB-T, and ATSC devices, together with DiSEqC and CAM interfaces support
- Support all digital TV audio formats: MPEG, AC3, AAC,…
- Time-shifting performance using the RAM or disk buffer of a limitless size
- 10 Bands equalizer
- TV and Radio channels recording
- Playback from disk-based files
- Electronic program guide (EPG) from Digital TV, XMLTV, or JTV sources.
- Teletext
- Subtitle (Teletext, image-based, and closed captions)
- Support for VR, VMR7, VMR9, and EVR renderers, together with OSD (besides VR), independently from channel type or signal presence
- Network broadcasting
- Skins for OSD and GUI
- Both Win32 and full-fledged Win64 versions are available
- Interface Language Localizations …
Changes in ProgDVB 7.61.3 :
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 (32-bit and 64-bit)
The application that you will have to install before using ProgDVB:
- ProgDVB requires Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 or higher
- ProgTV requires the full Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.0
- DirectX v.8.0 or higher.
- MPEG-2 Video DirectShow codec (ProgDVB installer includes the Elecard shareware codec)
- H.264/AVC codec if you wish to watch DVB-S2 or HD channels.
Minimum hardware requirements:
- Intel Pentium III Processor 500 MHz or higher for SD channels.
- Intel Pentium 4 Processor 4.0 GHz or higher for HD channels.
- 512 MB of memory on board.
- Requires 50 MB of disk space, plus additional space for video and audio recordings.
- SVGA Videocard Adapter with 32 MB onboard memory.
- SoundBlaster-compatible sound card.
- Network adapter (100 Mb) for broadcasting
