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

[Chris Dennis]

On 18/09/17 17:30, Mike Bibbings 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,
That's a good point.
> 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).
The PC has three PCIe slots available (it's just a backend, so no graphics card).
>
> Mike
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