[mythtv-users] Twin DVB-T USB tunner

Josu Lazkano josu.lazkano at gmail.com
Sun May 16 20:47:05 UTC 2010


I read on forums that there is a patch to get working the AVerTV TwinStar:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/61950/

Is possible to add this patch to the kernel?

Can anyone confirm that this DVB-T twin tuner run on MythTV?

Thanks and regards.

2010/5/14 Josu Lazkano <josu.lazkano at gmail.com>:
> Hello again, I found this one:
>
> AVerTV TwinStar:
> http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=491
>
> Twin tuner, HD capable and it is quit pretty.
>
> Anyone has any experience with this on a Linux box?
>
> I will continue searching.
>
> Thanks for all and regards.
>
> 2010/5/14 Josu Lazkano <josu.lazkano at gmail.com>:
>> Thanks for your reply, I am searching on the manufacturer web page,
>> and I found two twin models:
>> http://www.hauppauge.es/site/products/prods_nova_external.html
>>
>> - WinTV-NOVA-TD-HD-Stick
>> - WinTV-NOVA-S-USB2
>>
>> Is yours one of them?
>>
>> If the card is a twin tunner, does it create two different devices?
>> (/dev/dvb/adapter0 and /dev/dvb/adapter1)
>>
>> Thanks for all, I will continue searching more twin tunners models.
>>
>> Kind regards.
>>
>>
>> 2010/5/14 Greg Cope <gregcope at gmail.com>:
>>> On 14 May 2010, at 04:34, Indulis Bernsteins <indulis.b at au1.ibm.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I want to plug to MythTV a twin DVB-T tunner, it must be USB because I
>>>> have no more PCIe slots on the HTPC.
>>>
>>> My Pinnacle Diversity USB Stick dual tuner works 100% with a single tuner.
>>>  It does not work when I enable both tuners- recordings work for about 10
>>> seconds then I get USB disconnects.
>>>
>>> My haupage (sp) dual USB works fine.  With multirec I can record at least 2
>>> channels per tuner without issue.
>>> Although I have no evidence the USB tuners seem to cope better with
>>> reception problems than my old pci ones.  I is worth noting I have had 2
>>> recordings that were not worth watching due to reception problems.  My
>>> antenna is rubbish and I use a fee amplifiers.
>>> Greg
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>> Josu Lazkano
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> Josu Lazkano
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