DVB-S2 card recommendation?

DVB-S2 card recommendation?

[Michael Durket]

Is there a DVB-S2 card on the market yet with these features:

     1) DVB-S2 (QPSK, 8PSK) and DVB-S modes fully supported in Linux
         (i.e. not experimental, not requiring sifting through  
different driver sources
         to try to find one that works)

     2) Has no software/hardware data rate limitations (i.e. all  
symbol rates supported, no problems locking
         any symbol rate the card supports)

     3) Available to U.S. purchasers (no country restrictions when  
trying to buy the card)

     4) Delivers a full transport stream without filtering of any kind  
by the hardware.

Re: DVB-S2 card recommendation?

[Lou Otway]

Michael Durket wrote:
> Is there a DVB-S2 card on the market yet with these features:
>
>     1) DVB-S2 (QPSK, 8PSK) and DVB-S modes fully supported in Linux
>         (i.e. not experimental, not requiring sifting through 
> different driver sources
>         to try to find one that works)
>
>     2) Has no software/hardware data rate limitations (i.e. all symbol 
> rates supported, no problems locking
>         any symbol rate the card supports)
>
>     3) Available to U.S. purchasers (no country restrictions when 
> trying to buy the card)
>
>     4) Delivers a full transport stream without filtering of any kind 
> by the hardware.
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I've been using the Turbosight TBS6920 for a while now, with very good 
results. It's a PCI device based on the Conexant CX23885 chipset. I'm 
pretty sure it meets all your requirements.

I've also used the TechnoTrend TT-S3200 which is PCI based but there do 
appear some problems with some of the more exotic symbol rates. I've 
used a patch to support high symbol rates but my question as to the 
safety of doing this remains unanswered. There should be a new S2 card 
from TechnoTrend, the TT-S6400 but it has been delayed since early in 
the year and who knows if it will ever see the light of day.

All the best,

Lou

Re: DVB-S2 card recommendation?

[Lou Otway]

Lou Otway wrote:
> I've been using the Turbosight TBS6920 for a while now, with very good 
> results. It's a PCI device based on the Conexant CX23885 chipset. I'm 
> pretty sure it meets all your requirements.
>
Correction, the TBS6920 is a PCIe device!

Thanks,

Lou