[mythtv-users] Experiences of PCIe DVBS2 sat cards

[Panachoi]

> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:38:17 +0000
> From: Andre Newman <mythtv-list at dinkum.org.uk>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Experiences of PCIe DVBS2 sat cards
>
> I need another DVBS2 card for MythTV, ok maybe need isn't strictly the
> right word :-)
>
> I'm completely out of PCI slots, I'm a little anti USB devices after
> nursing a Nova T 500 though it's little dramas and also having a headache
> with a friend's HVR950, I don't think there is a DVBS2 USB tuner with linux
> drivers anyway.
>
> So the v4l-dvb wiki has the Mystique SaTiX-S2 Dual, the XpressVu PCIe Dual
> Tuner Card and the Linux4Media cineS2 DVB-S2 Twin Tuner now shown as
> supported where they were experimental not so long ago. I can order one or
> other of those easily but it would be good to know if anyone has any of
> these running smoothly in MythTV 0.22 with DVBS2?
>
> There's also the TeVii S470 which seems to be almost identical to a
> Hauppauge HD-S2 but PCIe, maybe this is the safest bet but a dual tuner
> would be favourite.
>
> I also remember some chat about a group buy of a Dutch dual DVBS2 card
> although I can't find the thread right now, did that ever happen?
>
>
Well, I've got 3 DVBS2 cards.

Hauppauge HD-S2 (PCI)  has worked for quite some time
Skystar HD2 (PCI) used to work, maybe works again after the mantis support
got rolled back into the main linux-dvb repo. But I've not tested since
S2API became available.

Tevii 470: This one works fine. I use it on 13E and 19E without problems.

I think the Mystique and Linux4Media cards are essentially the same; I would
also dearly like to get my hands on one, now that its "supported", but I'd
really like to hear confirmation that it does work (i.e. both tuners
simultaneously, livetv/record in all combinations) with myth. From reading
the vdr mailing lists (mostly german), its not clear how stable the cards
are, and how well they work all in all. Perhaps I'll wait until then.
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