[mythtvnz] DVB-T USB tuner

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.


In fact in a thread started by you Robin :)

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/mythtvnz/408337
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