[mythtv-users] DVB-S2 tuner cards for the UK

[Stephen Worthington]

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:30:50 +0100, you wrote:

>On 18/09/17 16:51, Chris Dennis wrote:
>> Hi folks
>>
>> I'm planning to upgrade my Mythtv backend to have four DVB-S2 tuners.
>>
>> The TBS6904 DVB-S2 Quad Tuner comes in at about £230, whereas two 
>> TBS6902 DVB-S2 Dual Tuners are £90 each, which would work out cheaper.
>>
>> Which is likely to be the better buy?  The cards will go into a 
>> bog-standard PC running Linux.
>>
>> Or is there a better approach?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Chris
>>
>I don't have either of those cards, but I do have two of the older TBS 
>6981 (dual DVB-S/S2) cards.
>These cards have been working since March 2011 and June 2012.
>
>Personally, I would go for the dual cards,  if one breaks for any reason 
>you will still have recording capability,
>
>The other consideration is how many PCIe slots are available on your 
>motherboard, and how many you might need in the future, particularly  if 
>you have or will have  a PCIe graphics card (some of these obscure 
>adjacent  PCIe slot).

If you have a video card like mine (Asus Bravo 220, silent), where
there is a little space below the heatsink, then you may be able to
use a product like this:

https://www.dhgate.com/product/mini-pci-e-x1-extension-cable-to-be-powered/398631785.html

That allows you to cable out the PCIe x1 slot to somewhere else
(inside or outside your PC) and use a PCIe x1 card at the end of the
cable.  I have my TBS6909 tuner working that way.