[mythtv-users] Pinnacle PCTV HD Card $19.95 + $5shipping

[Colin McGregor]

On 9/27/08, Andreas <linuxdreas at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> Am Samstag, 27. September 2008 12:17:47 schrieb Colin McGregor:
>> On 9/27/08, Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Woot.com  today only.
>>
>> Two points:
>>
>> For those who (like myself) live outside the US, Woot only ships to US
>> addresses.
>
> The card receives NTSC and ATSC broadcasts. Would not be of much use outside
> the of US (except in Canada, of course).

Well, I am Canadian, but a card like this could also be of some
interest to those in northern Mexico...

>> Also, the Pinnacle card does appear to have decent Linux support
>> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_Card_(800i)
>
> In the meantime, the card is supported. I am not sure if it works
> out-of-the-box, but with current drivers from linuxtv.org, the card is
> working and recognised by MythTV.
>
> And there are dvb developers who consider the card's tuner, an xceive
> xc5000, as state-of-the-art for OTA reception.
>
> My conclusion: This is really an excellent deal.

Agreed, it does look like an excellent deal.

Colin McGregor

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> Gruß
> Andreas
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