Need a Digital TV Card

Conrad11 · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:34

Hi there,

I need a digital TV card.

The only real requirement is that is compatible with linux, specifically KnoppMyth if the distro matters?

What is there thats good out there.

Max £45.00

Thanks...

bbreezeuk · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:38

sorry to hijack your thread but i also need a good digtal tv tuner for my pc running XP pro and my buget is around £100

Conrad11 · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:43

Hey,

No problem, everyone seems to be hijacking my threads today.

I can recommend the Nebula cards for your budget, the best out there and I am sure everyone will agree.

Thanks...

Vegeta · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:45

Yeah i got the nebula its great, as for £45 get yourself a compro dvbt200

bbreezeuk · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:48

cheers guys

bbreezeuk · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:53

i noticed the XFX NVTV from a competitor does anyone have/had this card as it lokks prety good for a cheap card

PoliticallyCorrect · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:55

i'm not sure how good these really are

i've been using an Analogue Hauppauge TV Card for ages coz my PC is in my bedroom and it's great, except the reception is a bit poor, probly coz of internal PC noise or a weak tuner.

Anyway, not long ago my sister got a Digital Hauppauge TV Card and we never successfully got it working, even after trying everything possible we had to send it back

you could plug a freeview receiver into a Gfx card that has VIVO maybe ?

Conrad11 · 4 Apr 2006 at 22:58

Vegeta said:
Yeah i got the nebula its great, as for £45 get yourself a compro dvbt200

Will this work with Linux, and will the controller work with linux?

Thanks...

Vegeta · 4 Apr 2006 at 23:21

Havent a clue about anything to do with linux.

ikuo1 · 5 Apr 2006 at 18:50

yea nebula digtv card my mate swears by it and he s into linux etc

Captain Kirk · 5 Apr 2006 at 19:52

I've got a Nebula card and it is very sweet, but quite expensive. So if you have a £100 budget, go for it (they also did student discount a little while back, not sure if they still do)

Conrad11 · 5 Apr 2006 at 20:32

Hi there,

I only have a £45 budget.

Does the T200 have a hardware or softare encoder?

Thanks....

LewisStuart · 5 Apr 2006 at 20:50

I bought the Freecom stick two weeks ago... Excellent

quality clip

Conrad11 · 5 Apr 2006 at 21:08

Hi there,

Is the freecom stick compatible with Linux and does it have hardware or softare encoding?

Thanks...

LewisStuart · 5 Apr 2006 at 21:18

Can't see anything Linux on the box or manual, not sure about the encoding

Vegeta · 5 Apr 2006 at 22:47

They all have the same quality clips tbh - they just show whats coming through the aerial

The Nebula is the best though mate simply, I can record loads of channels at the same time and watch one aswell (if they're on the same multiplex, if different one you can buy a slave usb system for cheap), while pausing it its plenty powerful.

I'd personally say its worth the money, like you I want a good one for cheap so I bought the compro - its good enough for recording and watching but it is very cpu intensive and isnt half as stable as the Nebula, the Nebula recording functions epg etc are much better aswell as a lot more features.
The compro takes ages to scan channels aswell, which doesnt matter as you dont do it much but the Nebula does it instantly.

Wryel · 5 Apr 2006 at 22:51

I got the Compro digi/analog one from here, pretty good, supposed to be able to use it with WMC too. Also has auto power on/off for scheduling stuff.

bbreezeuk · 13 Apr 2006 at 21:06

can someone give me a link to this nebula tv card as i cant find it anyware
cheers

Vegeta · 14 Apr 2006 at 01:13

lol its really easy to find but i'll ink you anyways, im sure ocuk dont mind as they dont even stock them.

http://www.nebula-electronics.com/products/prodmain.asp

Energize · 14 Apr 2006 at 03:24

Conrad11 said:
Hi there,

Is the freecom stick compatible with Linux and does it have hardware or softare encoding?

Thanks...

Digital only tuners dont have encoding, digital broadcasts are already mpeg2, they are simply saved onto the hdd.