What about a network tuner? its compatible with anything.
http://www.silicondust.com/
or
http://www.kaiserbaas.com/
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> 1. Freeview DVB Tuners (Leo)
> 2. Re: Freeview DVB Tuners (Tim Brocklehurst)
> 3. Re: Freeview DVB Tuners (Keith Edmunds)
> 4. Re: Freeview DVB Tuners (Steve Miller)
> 5. Re: Freeview DVB Tuners (Leo)
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> Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:23:24 +0000
> From: Leo <linux@???>
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> Subject: [Hampshire] Freeview DVB Tuners
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> Can anyone recommend an HD Freeview TV card that works with Linux.
> Preferably with dual tuners.
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> Regards,
> Leo
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> Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:56:45 +0000
> From: Tim Brocklehurst <timb@???>
> To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Freeview DVB Tuners
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> Only standard def, but I've used an Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual DVB-T in the
> past with good results.
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> Hope this helps,
>
> Tim B.
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> On Sunday 02 November 2014 23:23:24 Leo wrote:
> > Can anyone recommend an HD Freeview TV card that works with Linux.
> > Preferably with dual tuners.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Leo
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 00:13:06 +0000
> From: Keith Edmunds <kae@???>
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> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Freeview DVB Tuners
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> On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:23:24 +0000, linux@??? said:
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> > Can anyone recommend an HD Freeview TV card that works with Linux.
>
> I use a PCTV nanoStick T2 290e (http://stevekerrison.com/290e/). It's USB
> rather than "a card", but it receives HD Freeview nicely.
>
> > Preferably with dual tuners.
>
> The above is a single tuner; however, unless you're doing something
> unusual, you're unlikely to need a dual tuner. In the UK, all the HD
> channels are on the same mux, so only one tuner is needed. I'm using the
> above under MythTV, and can record up to three programs simultaneously on
> the one tuner (it's only limited to three because that's how I set it up:
> in theory, it could record more).
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:38:27 +0000
> From: Steve Miller <stevem@???>
> To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Freeview DVB Tuners
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> -------- Original Message --------
> > On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:23:24 +0000, linux@??? said:
> >
> >> Can anyone recommend an HD Freeview TV card that works with Linux.
> > I use a PCTV nanoStick T2 290e (http://stevekerrison.com/290e/). It's
> USB
> > rather than "a card", but it receives HD Freeview nicely.
> >
> >> Preferably with dual tuners.
> > The above is a single tuner; however, unless you're doing something
> > unusual, you're unlikely to need a dual tuner. In the UK, all the HD
> > channels are on the same mux, so only one tuner is needed. I'm using the
> > above under MythTV, and can record up to three programs simultaneously on
> > the one tuner (it's only limited to three because that's how I set it up:
> > in theory, it could record more).
> I use a TBS620 dual-tuner DVB-T/DVB-T2 PCIe card which does both
> standard and HD. Unfortunately the drivers are not included in the
> main Linux kernel. TBS do release updates to their drivers twice a year
> or so but sometimes there is a little messing around needed to get them
> to compile with very recent kernels.
>
> > In the UK, all the HD channels are on the same mux, so only one tuner is
> needed.
>
> This is not the case any more. Hannington has two HD MUXes running right
> now.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 09:29:24 +0000
> From: Leo <linux@???>
> To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
> Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Freeview DVB Tuners
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> On 03/11/14 00:38, Steve Miller wrote:
> > -------- Original Message --------
> >> On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:23:24 +0000, linux@??? said:
> >>
> >>> Can anyone recommend an HD Freeview TV card that works with Linux.
> >> I use a PCTV nanoStick T2 290e (http://stevekerrison.com/290e/). It's
> USB
> >> rather than "a card", but it receives HD Freeview nicely.
> >>
> > I use a TBS620 dual-tuner DVB-T/DVB-T2 PCIe card which does both
> > standard and HD. Unfortunately the drivers are not included in the
> > main Linux kernel. TBS do release updates to their drivers twice a year
> > or so but sometimes there is a little messing around needed to get them
> > to compile with very recent kernels.
> >
>
> Thanks for those recommendations. My search skills are failing me when
> trying to find the TBS620 though. I already have an SD tuner, so now I'm
> thinking, rather than upgrade the whole thing, go for the 290e for the
> ability to record an HD channel and hang on to my existing tuner for the
> SD stuff.
>
> Leo
>
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