[mythtv-users] DVB-T Cards - Comparisons or experiences

[Dan Seddon]

Nick wrote:

>On 03/02/06, Stephen Kitchener <stephen at g6dzj.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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>>Hi List,
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>>I need some expert advice please.
>>
>>I am trying to decide as to which DVB-T card to buy, I have a list (though
>>there are probably more) to select from, but I need someone who has had the
>>experience, to answer a simple question....(the answer might not be simple
>>however)
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>>The list is :-
>>the list comes from " "http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-pvrhwdb.php"
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>>Twinhan Visionplus DVB-T
>>Wintv Nova-T
>>Technotrend Budget DVB-T
>>Kworld DVB-T Xpert PCI
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>>(these are the ones that I could identify as DVB-T)
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>>Now I think that the Technotrend Budget DVB-T is the same as the Wintv Nova-T,
>>which I already have, and isn't very good at decoding.
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>>The question is, which card is better at reception, I'm not talking about
>>speed of tuning, I can compensate for that in the recording profiles if
>>needed, what I am asking is which card is more sensitive or better at
>>decoding the digital stream ??
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>The tuning speed is fixed for DVB-T cards as I understand it. MythTV
>has no control over how long it takes for the card to lock on to a
>signal. I don't really use LiveTV so the tuning speed wasn't a key
>factor when choosing cards.
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So is this a hardware thing or a driver thing? I very briefly used my 
Nova-T in Windows before getting MythTV up and running and seem to 
remember it being slow too. So, I guess that means it's likely to be 
hardware :( Does anyone have a DVB card that is quick (as quick as a set 
top box) to change channels? I'd certainly think of getting another card 
for Live TV purposes if there was one.

Thanks

Dan