The HDE-8C DIN (OPT 2) encoders are designed to be used with eight (8) DIRECTV H25 satellite receivers, or any non-H25 receiver source providing component/composite video outputs. The HDE-8C-QAM DIN (OPT 2) encoder digitizes and MPEG-2 encodes each input into a high-definition stream. The eight (8) program streams are multiplexed and then modulated onto four adjacent QAM channels in the 54-1002 MHz range (CATV 2-158). The HDE-8C-QAM/IP DIN (OPT 2) encoder includes an IP output to provide 8xSPTS.