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?
>
> I am not aware of any dual dvb-c PCI/PCIe only device.

Righto thanks, I'm unsubscribing from this list...
If anyone contributes to this thread, please CC me & I'll rejoin.

All the best everyone!
Jed