[mythtv-users] Experiences of PCIe DVBS2 sat cards

[Andre Newman]

On 23 Feb 2010, at 12:15, Panachoi wrote:
> 
> Well, I've got 3 DVBS2 cards.
> 
> Hauppauge HD-S2 (PCI)  has worked for quite some time

This is pretty much the "known works" card, I have one already, also a HVR-4000.

I want to put the HD-S2 into my 19E & 13E backend which is PCI only, then I can get the DVBS2 channels.

> Skystar HD2 (PCI) used to work, maybe works again after the mantis support got rolled back into the main linux-dvb repo. But I've not tested since S2API became available.
> 
> Tevii 470: This one works fine. I use it on 13E and 19E without problems.

That's good to hear, do you use it with DVBS2, S2API?

If I can use a PCIe card then I can reduce the number of MythTV PC's I have from five which is too many! I can't fit 2x PCI card and a graphics card in my slave backend/ remote frontend pc but there is a spare PCIe slot.


> 
> I think the Mystique and Linux4Media cards are essentially the same; I would also dearly like to get my hands on one, now that its "supported", but I'd really like to hear confirmation that it does work (i.e. both tuners simultaneously, livetv/record in all combinations) with myth.

Yes, me too :-) Maybe I have to be the guinea pig!


> From reading the vdr mailing lists (mostly german), its not clear how stable the cards are, and how well they work all in all. Perhaps I'll wait until then.

I have a German friend who is a VDR user, I've asked him if he knows much about the Mystique/ Linux4Media cards but he's away right now. I guess if the cards are stable in VDR there's a hope they might be ok for MythTV I'm sure he can scan the vdr forums for me when he is back from holiday.

Thanks for the feedback, was starting to think I was on my own.

Andre



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