From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from bld-mail18.adl2.internode.on.net ([150.101.137.103]:48891 "EHLO mail.internode.on.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756683Ab0EZPd0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 May 2010 11:33:26 -0400 Message-ID: <4BFD3F42.8070806@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 01:33:22 +1000 From: Jed MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Markus Rechberger CC: Linux Media Mailing List Subject: Re: ideal DVB-C PCI/e card? [linux-media] References: <4BF8D735.9070400@gmail.com> <4BF9717D.9080209@s5r6.in-berlin.de> <4BFA1F26.7070709@gmail.com> <4BFC2691.1040203@s5r6.in-berlin.de> <4BFCA843.2080203@gmail.com> <4BFCAB05.4000104@gmail.com> <4BFCC741.8070204@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4BFCC741.8070204@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: >>>>>>>> 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?