[mythtvnz] Tuner for demo machine

Robin Gilks g8ecj at gilks.org
Tue Aug 23 05:47:49 BST 2011


> I want to set up a MythTV demo machine for a Software Freedom Day display.
> My live MythTV systems are all connected to a Satellite dish, but I assume
> it's possible to build a demo system using some sort of USB tuner?  Any
> recommendations as to what I should buy? Cheap and 'just works' would be
> good. Will reception in Rangiora be an issue?
>
> Or... I do have a spare satellite card. How hard would it be to set up a
> temporary dish?
>
> - David

I got change from $50 for a Genius TVGO-T03 USB tuner stick and had no
problems with it for best part of 2 years. It uses the af9015 chip and the
drivers are standard in the kernel from version 2.6.30 onwards.

-- 
Robin Gilks





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