[mythtv-users] Looking to switch to FreeSat from FreeView in the UK

[GavinV3]

On 01/06/2015 12:55, Gordon McCrae wrote:
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> On 1 Jun 2015 10:38, "Tim Draper" <veehexx at zoho.com 
> <mailto:veehexx at zoho.com>> wrote:
> >
> > I use the TBS6981 (PCIe) with the OSS drivers and it's been flawless 
> on FC21 (3.19-something kernel)
> > iirc kernel support is built in to >= 3.16 kernels so any new 
> distros and you'll be covered. i believe the opensource TBS drivers 
> support all the normal tbs models.
> >
> > I cannot fault the TBS card with quality or stability problems.
> >
> > I am the opposite of you though - USB would be second to a plug in card.
> > every USB tuner i've used has had dropouts about the 1 month period 
> (ttusb-budget tuner, and the 292e) which resulted in a reboot to fix - 
> my mythtv BE is in the loft so re-plugging isnt an option.
> >
> > It would be worth saying that i'm on my 2nd 6981 card though. the 
> first one failed with 1 of the 2 inputs dying. The card still worked 
> on input2. input1 was disabled in mythtv-setup while i got the RMA 
> progressed.
> >
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> That pretty much is the reason why I would prefer USB sticks! You were 
> lucky only one tuner died rather than the card as a whole. I've had 
> one USB stick die in over 8 years, and all I had to do was disable it 
> in MythTV. That aside, it sound like the TBS 4 channel card is my best 
> option from a price perspective also, I'll just keep the DVB-T tuners 
> as a backup.
>
> So how did d you supply all the inputs? Do you have cable runs direct 
> to the dish, or do you take one feed and connect to a booster with 
> multiple ports?
>
> Also, what about it EPG, do you use EIT or XML feed?
>
> Cheers
> Gordob
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+1 for the PCI-E DVB-S2 TBS 6981.  Mine runs on XuBuntu 14.04.2 and it 
just works.  No fuss.

Gavin
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