[mythtv-users] OT: Mini-pci express tuner advice

[Calum Chisholm]

> On 3 January 2013 16:16, Calum Chisholm <calum.chisholm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > I recently bought an Acer Aspire Revo to use as a combined frontend
> > and secondary backend. It has two free mini pci-express slots, at
> > least one of which I would like to use for a DVB-T tuner. I currently
> > have a chunky Hauppauge USB tuner hanging precariously out the back of
> > the machine which I would like to retire.
> >
> > The mythtv hardware database[1] breaks down hardware by bus type, but
> > doesn't differentiate between the various form factors, so
> > unfortunately isn't of much use in this case.
> >
> > Linuxtv.org[2] lists 3 pretty obscure and/or expensive cards, and I
> > was wondering if anyone had any alternative suggestions. I can't
> > really justify paying ?90 + p&p[3], particularly when there are many
> > much cheaper cards listed on eBay - assuming that any of them are up
> > to the job.
> >
> > I've read that some of these bargain cards are really USB tuners with
> > the PCI-e <--> USB adapter built-in, so I'm hopeful that there's
> > something out there for which there's already driver support.
> >
> > Any suggestions, thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Calum
> >
> > ---
> >
> > [1] http://smolt.mythtv.org/
> > [2] http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-T_PCIe_Cards#DVB-T_PCIe_Mini_Cards
> > [3] http://sundtek.com/shop/Digital-TV-Sticks-oxid/Sundtek-MediaTV-MiniPCIe-DVB-CT-FM-AnalogTV.html
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>
> i cant really be of much help, but i'd say that the ammount of miniPCIe
> tuner cards out there must be countable on one hand - have you tried seeing
> whats available and then seeing if its supported by the v4l project?
> in my limited experience, you maybe able to zoom in on the miniPCIe card to
> see what chip it uses and see if it has a linux module for it. it's worked
> out for me in the past using this method, but not sure if thats luck or
> something more reliable.

Hi Tim - thanks for the reply.
I believe the linuxtv.org page I linked to is part of the v4l project,
though it doesn't appear particularly comprehensive.