[mythtv-users] WinTV-NOVA-T-500 - buying in the UK

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Peter Bowyer wrote:
> On 14/02/07, dave at theansells.com <dave at theansells.com> wrote:
>   
>> I've read on this list that the dual Nova-T card is not fully stable.
>> Cant verify myself as I have 3 single channel Nova-T cards which were
>> picked up from eBay.  (They are certainly rock solid.)
>>     
>
> The Nova-T-500 is stable apart from EIT, which occasionally causes a
> backend crash. (once every few weeks for me). A friend and I bought
> one each, and have had good success with them. If you don't use EIT
> you don't get the problem.
>
> There's no support for the built-in IR receiver, unfortunately. It's
> not the same as either the Nova-T PCI or the USB model.
>
> You do need a 2.6.19 kernel, though - and now 2.6.20 is released, that
> probably works too, although I haven't tried it yet.
>
> Peter
>   
I'm also interested in getting a Nova T 500. I live in a marginal signal 
area. Do you have any idea how sensitive the tuners are?

Also can anyone offer advice on relative merits of using a dual tuner 
card versus two separate cards from a signal reception point of view? I 
want to upgrade from one to two tuners. I'm guessing that using a dual 
tuner card (with the signal split directly at the tuner inputs and the 
tuner inputs presumably either having matched impedance or a buffer or 
something) that I'll get better signal quality than simply using a 
passive splitter on the aerial cable and using two separate cards?

-- jeek