[mythtv-users] DVB-S Card for mythtv in the UK

[Duncan Brown]

Nick F wrote:
>
>
> On 8/3/07, *Duncan Brown* <mythtv at duncb.co.uk 
> <mailto:mythtv at duncb.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>     Cheers for the suggestion. Now I've got 2 to choose from, can anyone
>     answer my earlier question - Is there much difference between
>     cards, or
>     are the all pretty similar?
>
> The difference is the state of the Linux support in kernel/firmware I 
> think.  I had a Technisat SkyStar 2 DVB-S card I picked up for £15 
> before my current card and that worked just fine (again out of the box 
> - no fiddling with Fedora FC5/6.)  I switched to the S-1500 because I 
> wanted the CI interface.
>  
> And - on Timothy's point about not getting a lock with his Nova-S, I'm 
> running trunk as well and have no issues with locks on every channel.
>  
I suspected it was like that. As its not really anything too critical 
(as I am perfectly happy with freeview to be honest), i'll probably just 
pick up the cheapest I can find. There is a model below the S-1500 
without the CI stuff going for about 25 quid that looks like a winner.

Thanks

Dunc