From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from stevekez.vm.bytemark.co.uk ([80.68.91.30]:46488 "EHLO stevekerrison.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753688Ab1E0M4R (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 May 2011 08:56:17 -0400 Subject: Re: PCTV nanoStick T2 290e support - Thank you! From: Steve Kerrison To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Bj=F8rn?= Mork Cc: "linux-media@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <87ipsws4d1.fsf@nemi.mork.no> References: <1306445141.14462.0.camel@porites> <4DDEDB0E.30108@iki.fi> <8739k0tlx6.fsf@nemi.mork.no> <1306498221.4412.179.camel@ares> <87ipsws4d1.fsf@nemi.mork.no> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:56:13 +0100 Message-ID: <1306500973.4412.184.camel@ares> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit List-ID: Sender: Hi Bjørn, > I thought downloading the Windows driver would tell, but > a) I cannot seem to find the Windows driver for this device, and > b) this info isn't easily found in the drivers I looked at The bundled CD has the drivers on it, but I think it's also in the driver bundle on their site for their other empia based cards: ftp://ftp.pctvsystems.com/TV/driver/PCTV%2070e%2080e%20100e%20320e% 20330e%20800e/PCTV%2070e%2080e%20100e%20320e%20330e%20800e%20880e.zip Found via http://www.pctvsystems.com/tabid/62/default.aspx/Downloads/Driver/tabid/123/language/en-GB/Default.aspx I'm not sure how you'd tell, other than perhaps firing up VLC on Windows and seeing if you can open it as a DVB-C device? Regards, -- Steve Kerrison MEng Hons. http://www.stevekerrison.com/ On Fri, 2011-05-27 at 14:41 +0200, Bjørn Mork wrote: > Steve Kerrison writes: > > > The demodulator chip supports T,T2 and C. > > > > Here in the UK you're not really allowed to attach cable receivers that > > aren't supplied by the cable company (Virgin Media). That and the fact > > that it has no access module for obvious reasons, I guess PCTV Systems > > didn't see the benefit in marketing the C functionality. > > Well, I found it a bit weird that they do announce DVB-T + DVB-C support > for the "PCTV QuatroStick nano" (which has the exact same form factor > and look, and therefore obviously no CA slot either): > http://www.pctvsystems.com/Products/ProductsEuropeAsia/Hybridproducts/PCTVQuatroSticknano/tabid/254/language/en-GB/Default.aspx > > While the "PCTV nanoStick T2" is announced as only DVB-T2 + DVB-T: > http://www.pctvsystems.com/Products/ProductsEuropeAsia/Digitalproducts/PCTVnanoStickT2/tabid/248/language/en-GB/Default.aspx > > That's why I asked, even though the driver clearly supports DVB-C. But > you may be right that this is because the "nanoStick T2" currently is > targeted for the UK. > > Around here, we've actually got some cable companies supporting TV sets > with integrated receivers. Of course requiring their CAM. They > probably still don't like the thought of PC based receivers, but there > is some hope... > > > > I don't actually know if the windows driver supports C mode, it would be > > amusing if we deliver more functionality with the Linux driver :) > > I thought downloading the Windows driver would tell, but > a) I cannot seem to find the Windows driver for this device, and > b) this info isn't easily found in the drivers I looked at > > So who knows? It would certainly be amusing. > > > Bjørn > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html