From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from bld-mail17.adl2.internode.on.net ([150.101.137.102]:48347 "EHLO mail.internode.on.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751269Ab0E0Ehh (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 May 2010 00:37:37 -0400 Message-ID: <4BFDF704.9000708@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 14:37:24 +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> <4BFCCD90.70701@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4BFCCD90.70701@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? > > 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