Re: ideal DVB-C PCI/e card? [linux-media]

[Jed <jedi.theone@gmail.com>]

>>>>>>>> If you need two receivers but can only spare up to one PCI or PCIe
>>>>>>>> slot,
>>>>>>>> why not use two USB or FireWire attached receivers?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> FireWire ones seem to be out of production now though and weren't
>>>>>>>> exactly on the cheap side. OTOH one can drive up to 3 DVB FireWire
>>>>>>>> receivers on a single FireWire bus; and for those who need even
>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>> there are dual link FireWire PCI and PCIe cards readily available.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for offering your thoughts Stefan.
>>>>>>> Any specific recommendations?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ideally I want two or more dvb-c tuners in a pci/e form-factor.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If there's FW or USB tuners that are mounted onto a PCI/e card, work
>>>>>>> well in Linux, & are relatively cheap, then I'd love to know!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We have USB DVB-C/T hybrid devices which are supported with Linux.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://support.sundtek.com/index.php/topic,4.0.html (the driver is
>>>>>> mostly independent from
>>>>>> Linux Kernels).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aside of that we just made it work on a Dreambox 800 (300 Mhz MIPS as
>>>>>> well, and looking forward
>>>>>> to support other platforms as well).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://sundtek.com/shop/Digital-TV-Sticks/Sundtek-MediaTV-Digital-Home-DVB-CT.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>> Markus
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks but I'd prefer PCI/e form-factor...
>>>>> If there's something fw or usb-based x2,& squeezed into that
>>>>> form-factor, I'm very interested!
>>>>
>>>> I may only have room for 1x pci/e dvb-c card (hopefully one that has two
>>>> single fw tuners mounted).
>>>> So I may still look at USB based tuners like yours...
>>>
>>> There are also MiniPCIe USB DVB-C/T solutions available, although we
>>> have only seen single
>>> PCIe - MiniPCIe solutions yet (and those required an additional
>>> internal USB connection for the USB part)
>>> Another option might be a PCI/PCIe USB Bridge + USB DVB-C, we tested
>>> 3x USB DVB-C devices
>>> with a notebook at the same time (maybe 4 are possible, our test PC
>>> only had 3x USB Slots back then).
>>
>> Not sure what you mean, I don't suppose you could clarify?
>>
>> You mean I might be able to buy 2x mini-PCIe cards that can be mounted
>> onto a PCIe <-> USB bridge & then that card (bridge) will have two usb
>> cables that need to be connected to 2 USB headers on the motherboard?
>>
>> If yes, that'd be fairly pricey wouldn't it?
>
> I'm only writing about the technical possibilities.
> Personally I prefer the USB Dongles, since they are flexible. Once you
> leave your
> home you can just unplug the DVB-C tuner connect it to a
> notebook/netbook and use
> it for FM, analog TV or DVB-T.
>
> Markus

Oh, so you're not aware of anything like that, which is purchasable?