[mythtv-users] Laptop tuner card

[Alex Cruz]

On Wednesday 09 November 2005 07:51 am, Josh Burks wrote:
> On 11/8/05, Brandon Sherman <mechcozmo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> > I'm eyeing an old laptop to use as a MythTV box, but without PCI
> > slots, I need a PCMCIA card.  I found this one: http://
> > store.yahoo.com/saveateaglestore/mtvcbmcew.html?
> > ovchn=OTHER&ovcpn=Froogle&ovcrn=MTVCBMCEW&ovtac=CMP however I can't
> > find anything in the MythTV documentation about PCMCIA, etc.
> >
> > The laptop, just to let you all know, wouldn't be very laptop-like
> > after I'm done with it. ;-)
> >
> > Any thoughts on T.V. tuners other than PCI and USB?
>
> If you laptop has enough power, you might try a USB 2.0 PCMCIA card
> (if it doesn't have 2.0) and a Plextor ConvertX
> (http://plextor.com/english/products/TV402U.htm).
>
> Josh

 Interesting. Is that thing supported under Linux? 

-alex