[mythtvnz] Recommendations for a new DVB-T tuner? (Not HDHR)

[David Moore]

On 30/05/16 04:42, Stephen Worthington wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2016 16:14:41 +1200, you wrote:
>
>> On 29/05/16 16:05, David Moore wrote:
>>> My HVR2200 (which I really liked) died and now it looks like my backup
>>> USB tuner is dying. So I'm looking for recommendations for a new DVB-T
>>> tuner. I know TBS has good Linux support. Anybody used the TBS7220?
>>> I'm thinking of two of these with a 3-way splitter (one feed to the
>>> TV). Strangely though the pic on buydvb.net shows what looks like a
>>> PCI connector but it says "PCIe".
>>>
>>> Any ideas where to buy a 3 way splitter?
>> Sorry. Please ignore comments/questions about the TBS7220. I believe it
>> has a PCIe x4 connector. I only have PCIe x1 slots so no it's go. Still
>> interested in recommendations for other tuners though.
> You picked the wrong card.  The TBS7220 uses a mini-PCIe connector,
> for small form factor PCs.  You probably are wanting a normal PCIe bus
> connector, such as a TBS6221 (single DVB-T2/T/C), TBS6281SE (dual
> DVB-T2/T/C) or TBS6205 (quad DVB-T2/T/C).  All of those cards are
> standard PCIe x1 cards.
>
> Be aware that for a lot of TBS cards, you have to compile the TBS
> drivers every time the kernel is updated.  That process installs a
> full set of V4L drivers, overwriting the standard kernel ones, so if
> you have other V4L devices, it is possible the TBS versions of the
> drivers for them will be different (usually a bit out of date).  It is
> not difficult to do, but has nuisance value (an extra reboot is
> required).  The Linux support by TBS does seem to be pretty good
> though.
>
>
Yes, I compiled the V4L lib a few times when I originally got the 
HVR2200 so I'm OK with that if it's necessary. I suspect with a little 
study I could figure out which kernel modules needed updating and just 
recompile those instead of the entire V4L lib.