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

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

>>>>>>>> Ideally it'd be dual DVB-C, the only one I've found is more than dual
>>>>>>>> DVB-C&  is far too expensive.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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!
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't have an overview over USB tuners.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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?