[mythtv-users] Choosing a Suitable DVB-T PCI Card

[Lee]

I'll second that, I have a pair of Avermedia 771's as well, they worked 
(after activating DVB) without any hassle using KnoppMyth R5A15...

I don't remember seeing any firmware mentioned anywhere...

Lee

> Maybe I'm wrong but I think that I've read that the Avermedia card 
> needs a firmware-file to be uploaded by hotplug.  I wanted to have a 
> card that worx with OSS software only.
>
> Regards
>
> Schugy
>
> Am 21.10.2005 17:53 schrieb Paul Wheeler:
>
>> I have a couple of avermedia dvb 771's that work out of the box in 
>> 2.6.13 (with the right dvb options turned on in the kernel ;-)). I 
>> found them fairly cheap and work well.
>>
>> I had a pinnacle card that had problems with it and the mt352 driver 
>> so i would stay away from them.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On 10/21/05, *Ben Edwards* <funkytwig at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:funkytwig at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     On 10/21/05, *Phill Edwards* <philledwards at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:philledwards at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>>  I am a beginner in DVB-T, and I would like to buy a DVB-T
>>
>>         PCI Card to set up a MythTV in my Linux PC.
>>
>>> I have tried to search the archive and google for a week, but
>>
>>         I still cannot come to a final decision about it.
>>
>>>  I would like to ask what kind of DVB-T PCI Card is suitable
>>
>>         for the Linux kernel 2.6.13, as I found some of the articles
>>         about DVB-T Card mentioned that "Not every card that's
>>         supported under Windows works under Linux". Is the list
>>         mentioned in linuxtv.org <http://linuxtv.org>
>>         "http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T"
>>         <http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T%22> be
>>         suitable for linux use? And be able to be well supported by
>>         DVBAPI?
>>
>>>  On the other hand, I would like to ask what aspect should I
>>
>>         put my focus on in choosing those card? I do not want to buy a
>>         wrong card as they are not cheap :P
>>
>>
>>     Nova-T seems as well suported as any and is fairly cheap.
>>
>>     Ben
>>
>>         I have 2 V-Stream Xtreme DTcards that work a treat.
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>>     
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