[linux-dvb] Re: DVB-T cards in the UK

[Justin Cormack <justin@street-vision.com>]

> 
> > Sorry if this sounds like a silly question, but why?
> 
> Single-card systems are not currently possible. Presently you need a
> full-feature DVB card, or a Dxr3.
> 
> The Mini-ITX boards only allow for one PCI card, so making tiny VDR boxen in
> the UK an impossible task.

There is allegedly a riser for a second card. 
http://www.viavpsd.com/product/7/16/EPIA_intro_0602.pdf
on page 10 has a picture.
There is also mention of an mpeg decoder that plugs into the "video in"
header. It is from Sigma designs, so might be workable under Linux with
dxr3 driver...

> The other slant is dual-DVB systems. One budget and one full-featured.
> Surely it's more sensible to have both cards as full-feature so they can
> tune to the same channels?

No, because you can only easily use one tv out at the same time

> Just buying a DVB-S purely for the MPEG2 decoder seems a terrible waste of
> technology!

It would probably cost about the same...


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