[mythtvnz] DVB-T USB tuner

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:
>
>> Is the "AVerMedia AVerTV Digi Volar X TV Tuner" a good place to start with
>> HD on my system? As far as I can tell the drivers are all in place (which
>> is an unknown for the $45 dongles I see on TradeMe).
>>
>> What is the interface on the remote - is the IR detector in the USB tuner
>> or is it on the end of a bit of wire that plugs into the tuner? Come to
>> that, what buttons are there on the remote - is it just TV related or is
>> it as flexible as the MCE remote for MythTV work? - would be handy to have
>> a spare...
>
> Since it looks like nobody is using AverMedia USB cards under Linux, does
> anyone know if the $45 dongles have Linux drivers?


I know the pinnacle pctv nanostick works fine in linux, but it is more
like $129 at DSE - pricespy will find it cheaper.

Look in the archives for this list, there was reference to one cheaper
than the pinnacle a month or so back.