2007/11/27, Robert Longbottom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Tue, November 27, 2007 9:03 am, Eduard Huguet wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm thinking about adding DVB-S support to my MythTV computer, which > > at > > current time uses only a Hauppauge Nova-T 500 dual-tuner DVB-T card. As > I > > have only another free PCI slot I'm considering the following > > possibilities: > > > > > > - LifeView FlyDVB Trio (DVB-T, DVB-S and analog / FM) > > - Hauppauge HVR-3000 (DVB-T, DVB-S and analog / FM) > > - LifeView Fly DVB-S (DVB-S only) > > - Hauppauge Nova-S Plus (DVB-S only) > > - > > > > ¿Does anybody know of any issues of these cards under Linux / MythTV I > > should be aware of? Apparently all of them are fully supported by V4L, > so > > there shouldn't be problems, at least in theory... > > > > My preferred choice at this time are the FlyDVB Trio or the HVR-3000, as > > I'd > > get another extra DVB-T tuner along with the DVB-S one, and even an > analog > > / > > FM one. However, I'm not sure of how really well supported are these > > cards, > > specially the Hauppauge... > > > > Regarding the FlyDVB Trio and the HVR-3000: ¿are the different tuners > > (DVB-T, DVB-S and analog) really independent? I mean, ¿can I be > > simutaneously recording a DVB-T and a DVB-S stream at the same time? > > Regarding the HVR-3000, linux support for it isn't great - some drivers > were developed by Steven Toth, but they never made it into the mainline > kernel and I think he's pretty much abandoned them in favour of supporting > the HVR-4000. > > As for simultaneous recordings, whenever I've tried to record DVB-S and > Analog at the same time it hasn't worked - one or the other has stopped. > I don't know if this is a limitation of the drivers or the card. > > Saying that I have DVB-s working with Mythtv, but I never use the analog > or DVB-T parts of the card - I feel I'd be better off with a Nova-S or > something similar. > > Thats my experience anyway. > Robert. > >
Thank you very much. So according to the info you gave me then the HVR-3000 is really not a good option for me, as I'd really want to use both the DVB-T and DVB-S, probably at the same time. Do anybody knows if the same thing apply for LifeView FlyDVB Trio? Thank you very much, Eduard
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