[mythtv-users] DVBSky S952 or TBS 6902 or neither

[John]

On 14/01/2020 23:02, Paul Gardiner wrote:
>
>
> On 14/01/2020 16:26, John wrote:
>> On 14/01/2020 13:04, Paul Gardiner wrote:
>>> On 14/01/2020 12:36, John wrote:
>>>> On 14/01/2020 10:31, Paul Gardiner wrote:
>>>>> John, with the S952v3, are you saying, it sometimes doesn't power 
>>>>> up in a working state, but if it does it remains stable?
>>>>
>>>> I never got to the bottom of why the dual card was unreliable. 
>>>> Possibly just a faulty card. Worked 95% of the time so could never 
>>>> track the issue down.
>>>
>>> Thanks. That's warned me off the S952. My current card does much better
>>> than 95%. The failures are fairly rare.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Note I currently use a TBS6950 in conjunction with a WinTV-dualHD 
>>>> both of which are rock solid.
>>>
>>> Can't find that card. Not TBS6590? In any case, I suppose you're 
>>> building the drivers each time you change kernels with that?
>>
>> Sorry got that wrong, using a DVBSky S950v3 in conjunction with 
>> WinTV-dualHD
>
> Ah, those are difficult to get now. It seems once there are stable 
> linux drivers, the cards get discontinued.
>
> With the S952, did you connect the optional second power source?
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Yes did connect the second power source.

I suspect that the dual card is just two singles. I never tried it but 
if its unreliable as a dual it may be ok as a single ie only initialize 
one tuner in mythtv.