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On this page you will find information regarding [[ATSC]] [[PCI]] and mini-PCI cards. If you require further information on a device, have a look at its specific wiki article.
As of right now there are 4 confirmed working cards.
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==ATSC PCI Cards==


===Supported ATSC PCI Cards:===
* The PCHDTV card
The following table lists the confirmed working ATSC PCI cards and provides a brief summary of their features and components.
* The air2pc card
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* The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-Q
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* The DViCO FusionHDTV 3 GOLD-T
|+'''Sortable List of Supported ATSC PCI Cards'''
|- align="left"
! '''Vendor & Model''' !! Added to<br>Kernel !! - align="left" | '''Frontend''' !! '''Bridge <br>Interface''' !! '''8VSB''' !! '''QAM''' !! '''NTSC''' !! class="unsortable" - align="left" | '''Other Features'''


|- align="center"
The air2pc seems to take some work off the processor while I have read the PCHDTV uses 80-90% on an athalon64 3000.
| align="left" valign="top" | ''' [[ADS Tech]] <BR>[[ADS Tech Instant HDTV PCI|Tech Instant HDTV PCI]]'''
| 2.6.28 [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f689d9083a3a46ae3801c37d0dbcb170fc6a9608]
| align="left" valign="top" | [[Philips TUV1236D]]<BR>''
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)'' ''
| [[Philips SAA7134|Philips <br>SAA7135]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<sup id="fn_1_back">[[#fn_1|1]]</sup>
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top" |
* dual RF inputs


|- align="center"
My experience with capturing using the pcHDTV is that it uses 1.3% of CPU (azap + cat + cx88[0] dvb on an athlon64 3500). Actually watching live or captured streams does take a lot of CPU, though, especially without xvmc. --[[User:Mitchskin|Mitch]] 21:50, 14 May 2005 (CEST)
| align="left" valign="top" | '''[[ATI/AMD|ATI]] <BR>[[ATI/AMD HDTV Wonder|HDTV Wonder]]'''
| 2.6.15
| align="left" valign="top" | [[Philips TUV1236D]]<BR>''
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)'' ''
| [[Conexant CX2388x|Conexant<br>CX2388x]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<sup id="fn_1_back">[[#fn_1|1]]</sup>
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top" |
* dual RF inputs
* S-Video & Composite inputs (purple breakout dongle)
* indoor antenna included


|- align="center"
The ATSC frontend of the DViCO cards has been tested with 8-VSB (OTA) and QAM-256 (Cable) in the US. QAM256 does not work reliably. A tester reports that on some boots it works prefectly and rebooting it fails altogether. This problem is under investigation. Source code is in video4linux CVS and latest Linux-2.6.13-rc2-mm1.
| align="left" valign="top"|'''[[AVerMedia]]<BR> [[AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180|AVerTVHD MCE A180]]'''
| 2.6.15
| align="left" valign="top" | Alps TDHU<BR>
* ''? tuner''
* ''ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)''
| [[Philips SAA7134|Philips <br>SAA7135]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| align="left" valign="top" |
* S-Video & Composite inputs
* Some OEM versions lack A/V inputs
* Also see note <sup id="fn_7_back">[[#fn_7|7]]</sup>

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[BBTI]]/[[TechniSat]] <BR> [[TechniSat Air2PC-ATSC-PCI#Air2PC-ATSC-PCI (1st rev)|Air2PC-ATSC-PCI <br>(1st rev)]]'''
| 2.6.13
| align="left" valign="top" | Panasonic ENA46916P4 <BR>
* ''? tuner''
Broadcom BCM3510 demodulator (D)
| [[B2C2 FlexCop|B2C2 <br>FlexCop]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}} <sup id="fn_8_back">[[#fn_8|8]]</sup>
| {{no}}
| align="left" valign="top" |
* Hardware PID filtering <sup id="fn_3_back">[[#fn_3|3]]</sup>

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[BBTI]]/[[TechniSat]]<BR> [[TechniSat Air2PC-ATSC-PCI#Air2PC-ATSC-PCI (2nd rev)|Air2PC-ATSC-PCI <br>(2nd rev)]]'''
| 2.6.11
| align="left" valign="top"| Samsung TBMV30111IN <BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034T tuner''
* ''ATI Nxt2002 demodulator (D)''
| [[B2C2 FlexCop|B2C2 <br>FlexCop]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}<sup id="fn_5_back">[[#fn_5|5]]</sup>
| {{no}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* Hardware PID filtering <sup id="fn_3_back">[[#fn_3|3]]</sup>

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[BBTI]]/[[TechniSat]] <BR> [[TechniSat AirStar-HD5000-PCI|AirStar-HD5000-PCI]]'''
| 2.6.15
| align="left" valign="top"| [[LG Innotek TDVS-H06x(F/P)|LG Innotek TDVS-H061F]] <BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)'' <BR>
* ''LG DT3303 demodulator (D)''
| [[B2C2 FlexCop|B2C2 <br>FlexCop]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* Hardware PID filtering <sup id="fn_3_back">[[#fn_3|3]]</sup>

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[DViCO]] <BR> [[DViCO FusionHDTV3 Gold|FusionHDTV3 Gold]]'''
| 2.6.18
| align="left" valign="top"| Microtune/Temic MT4042 <BR>
* ''Philips SA5523 & Philips TDA5737M tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9801T demodulator (A)''
* LG DT3302A demodulator (D)
| [[Conexant CX2388x|Conexant <br>CX2388x]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}<sup id="fn_2_back">[[#fn_2|2]]</sup>
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* dual RF inputs
* S-Video & Composite inputs

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[DViCO]] <BR> [[DViCO FusionHDTV3 Gold-Q|FusionHDTV3 Gold-Q]]'''
| 2.6.13
| align="left" valign="top"| Microtune/Temic MT4042 <BR>
* ''Philips SA5523 & Philips TDA5737M tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9801T demodulator (A)''
LG DT3302A demodulator (D)
| [[Conexant CX2388x|Conexant <br>CX2388x]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* dual RF inputs
* daughter board for LG DT3302A
* S-Video & Composite inputs

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[DViCO]] <BR> [[DViCO FusionHDTV3 Gold-T|FusionHDTV3 Gold-T]]'''
| 2.6.13
| align="left" valign="top"| Thomson DTT 7611 <BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
LG DT3302A demodulator (D)
| [[Conexant CX2388x|Conexant<br>CX2388x]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* S-Video & Composite inputs

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[DViCO]] <BR> [[DViCO FusionHDTV5 Lite|FusionHDTV5 Lite]]'''
| 2.6.15
| align="left" valign="top"| [[LG Innotek TDVS-H06x(F/P)|LG Innotek TDVS-H064F]] <BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''LG DT3303 demodulator (D)''
| [[Conexant Fusion 878A|Conexant<br>Fusion 878A ]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* S-Video & Composite inputs<sup id="fn_6_back">[[#fn_6|6]]</sup>
* Analog CC

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[DViCO]] <BR> [[DViCO FusionHDTV5 RT Lite|FusionHDTV5 RT Lite]]
| ?
| align="left" valign="top"| [[LG Innotek TDVS-H06x(F/P)|LG Innotek TDVS-H064F]] <BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''LG DT3303 demodulator (D)''
| [[Conexant Fusion 878A|Conexant<br>Fusion 878A ]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* S-Video & Composite inputs<sup id="fn_6_back">[[#fn_6|6]]</sup>
* Analog CC
* RTC (real time clock) feature for programmed wake up of system

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[DViCO]] <BR> [[DViCO FusionHDTV5 Gold|FusionHDTV5 Gold]]'''
| 2.6.14
| align="left" valign="top"| [[LG Innotek TDVS-H06x(F/P)|LG Innotek TDVS-H062F]] <BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''LG DT3303 demodulator (D)''
| [[Conexant CX2388x|Conexant<br>CX2388x]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* S-Video & Composite inputs

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[DViCO]] <BR> [[DViCO FusionHDTV5 RT Gold|FusionHDTV5 RT Gold]]'''
| ?
| align="left" valign="top"| [[LG Innotek TDVS-H06x(F/P)|LG Innotek TDVS-H062F]] <BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''LG DT3303 demodulator (D)''
| [[Conexant CX2388x|Conexant<br>CX2388x]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* S-Video & Composite inputs
* RTC (real time clock) feature for programmed wake up of system

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[DViCO]] <BR> [[DViCO FusionHDTV5 PCI nano|FusionHDTV5 PCI nano]]'''
| 2.6.26 [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=5c00fac0bab95a378e60c1a67e3d3c5ac44df412]
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* available in Korea only ?

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[DViCO]] <BR> [[DViCO FusionHDTV7 RT Gold|FusionHDTV7 RT Gold]]'''
| 2.6.26
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|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[Hauppauge]] <BR> [[Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600|WinTV-HVR-1600]]'''
| 2.6.26
| align="left" valign="top"| ?<BR>
* ''Maxlinear MXL5005S & Microtune MT2131 tuner''
* ''Conexant CX23418 demodulator (A)''
* ''Samsung S5H1409 demodulator (D)''
| [[Conexant CX2341x|Conexant <br>CX23418]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* IR Blaster and remote included in retail package
* Expansion board available for more capture options

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[KWorld]]<BR>[[KWorld ATSC 110|ATSC 110]]'''
| 2.6.17
| align="left" valign="top"| [[Philips TUV1236D]]<BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)''
| [[Philips SAA7134|Philips <br>SAA7135]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* dual RF inputs
* S-Video & Composite inputs

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[KWorld]]<BR>[[KWorld ATSC 115|ATSC 115]]'''
| 2.6.24
| align="left" valign="top"| [[Philips TUV1236D]]<BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)''
| [[Philips SAA7134|Philips<br>SAA7135]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* dual RF inputs
* S-Video & Composite inputs
* older kernels can use the saa7134's "card=90" <br> module option to set the card as an atsc110

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[KWorld]]<BR>[[KWorld ATSC 120|ATSC 120]]'''<br>(a.k.a. PlusTV HD PCI 120)
| 2.6.26 [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=99e09eac25f752b25f65392da7bd747b77040fea]
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|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[pcHDTV]] <BR> [[pcHDTV HD-2000|HD-2000]]'''
| 2.6.12
| align="left" valign="top"| Philips FCV1236D <BR>
* ''? tuner''
* ''? demodulator (A)''
Oren OR51211 demodulator (D)
| [[Conexant Fusion 878A|Conexant<br>Fusion 878A]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}} <sup id="fn_4_back">[[#fn_4|4]]</sup>
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* dual RF inputs
* NTSC mono only (?)

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[pcHDTV]] <BR> [[pcHDTV HD-3000|HD-3000]]'''
| 2.6.12
| align="left" valign="top"| Thomson DTT 7612 <BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6030 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
Oren OR51132 demodulator (D)
| [[Conexant CX2388x|Conexant<br>CX23883]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* S-Video & Composite inputs
* Analog CC ?

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[pcHDTV]] <BR> [[pcHDTV HD-5500|HD-5500]]'''
| 2.6.18
| align="left" valign="top"| [[LG Innotek TDVS-H06x(F/P)|LG Innotek TDVS-H064F]] <BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''LG DT3303 demodulator (D)''
| [[Conexant CX2388x|Conexant<br>CX23883]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* S-Video & stereo audio inputs
* Analog CC

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[Pinnacle]] <BR> [[Pinnacle PCTV HD Card (800i)|PCTV HD Card (800i)]]'''
| 2.6.25
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* Xceive XC5000 tuner & demod. (A)
* Samsung S5H1409 demodulator (D)
| [[Conexant CX2388x|Conexant<br>CX23883]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| align="left" valign="top"|
* S-Video & Composite inputs
* IR Remote Control (plugs into card riser)

|- align="center"
| align="left" valign="top"| '''[[TwinHan|Twinhan]]''' <BR> [[TwinHan TwinhanDTV ATSC (D+A)|TwinhanDTV ATSC (D+A)]] <BR> (a.k.a. VP-3250)
| 2.6.18
| align="left" valign="top"| [[Philips TUV1236D]]<BR>
* ''Infineon TUA6034 tuner''
* ''Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)''
* ''ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)''
|[[Conexant Fusion 878A|Conexant<br>Fusion 878A]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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* dual RF inputs
* uses proprietary asic, behind which the tuning functions are "hidden"

|}

*<cite id="fn_1">[[#fn_1_back|Note 1:]] </cite> Functioning 64/256-QAM support has finally been confirmed ([http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2007-April/017126.html example]).<br>
*<cite id="fn_2">[[#fn_2_back|Note 2:]] </cite> The demodulator supports 64/256-QAM, but there apparently was a board level hardware problem that prevented its reception. For more details, see the [[DViCO FusionHDTV3 Gold|FusionHDTV3 Gold]] article.<br>
*<cite id="fn_3">[[#fn_3_back|Note 3:]] </cite> The Flexcop IC's hardware PID filtering capability allows the card to discard unwanted packets from the Transport Stream payload. This typically amounts to saving <10% off the bitrate of a 8-VSB (~19.4 Mbps) or 64-QAM (~27 Mbps) Transport Stream, and >55% of the bitrate of a 256-QAM (~38.8 Mbps) Transport Stream. In other words, the AirStar/Air2PC cards usually consume less PCI and memory bandwidth than the other cards because they have a hardware PID filter. For more details, see the [[B2C2 FlexCop|FlexCop]] article.<br>
*<cite id="fn_4">[[#fn_4_back|Note 4:]] </cite> Although the demodulator supports 64/256-QAM, no Firmware currently exists for such support, as pcHDTV was apparently unable to obtain such licensing from Oren. For more details, see [http://www.pchdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=237&highlight=hd2000 this] and [http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/160857?search_string=%2BQAM%20%2BAir2PC;#160857 this].<br>
*<cite id="fn_5">[[#fn_5_back|Note 5:]] </cite> The demodulator supports 64/256-QAM, but most people report unusually high error rates and are unable to achieve reception. As a result, it is widely circulated that the card will not support QAM, however some users have been successful (for example, see [http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/130948?search_string=air2pc;#130948 this post]). Nonetheless, they are likely the exception, rather than the usual case.<br>
*<cite id="fn_6">[[#fn_6_back|Note 6:]] </cite> Has a working comp/s-video port hidden behind the card-plate.<br>
*<cite id="fn_7">[[#fn_7_back|Note 7:]] </cite> An AVerMedia press release (Jan 8 2007, CES) mentions them demonstrating an "updated AVerTVHD MCE A180". It does not indicate what updates have been made to the card.
*<cite id="fn_8">[[#fn_8_back|Note 8:]] </cite> Although the demodulator supports 64/256-QAM, no Firmware currently exists for such support.


====Likely work as is or can be made to work with some manual configuration:====

{{Note|If you own one of these cards, and you have got it working, please [[Development:_How_to_submit_patches|send in a patch]] (which establishes automagic recognition and configuration of the card) for inclusion into the kernel}}

* [[Geniatech]] [[Geniatech HDTV Thriller X8000A|HDTV Thriller X8000A]] ... identical to KWorld ATSC 120, save for the PCI ID
* KWorld ATSC 110 clones:
** Jetway/IVOUGE
** [[MSI]] [[MSI Digital@nywhere-ATSC|Digital@nywhere-ATSC]] .. has been reported as being exactly the same as the KWorld ATSC 110, and gets setup as such
* [[KWorld PC150-U|KWorld ATSC 150]] - aka [[KWorld PC150-U]] [http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@vger.kernel.org/msg39256.html see here]
* [[Leadtek]] [[Leadtek WinFast HDTV Cinema|WinFast HDTV Cinema]] ... similar to the KWorld ATSC 110; see [http://marc.info/?l=linux-dvb&m=119747668120799&w=2 this thread] & its [http://marc.info/?l=linux-dvb&m=119894770924594&w=2 continuation]
* [[SIGMACOM]] [[SIGMACOM SIGMA HDTV5 X1|SIGMA HDTV5 X1]] ...this card is highly similar to the [[DViCO FusionHDTV5 Gold]] ... available in Korea only ?
** In fact, all the SIGMACOM X1 cards, and near derivatives, could likely be made to work; including: [[SIGMACOM SIGMA HDTV5 X1|SIGMA HDTV5 X1 Star]], [[SIGMACOM SIGMA HDTV5 X1|SIGMA HDTV5 X1 365]], [[SIGMACOM SIGMA HDTV5 X1|SIGMA HDTV5 Penta]], [[SIGMACOM SIGMA HDTV5 K1|SIGMA HDTV5 K1]]
* [[Skydigital]] [[Skydigital SKY-HDTV|SKY-HDTV]] ....The card is highly similar to the [[DViCO FusionHDTV5 Gold]] .. available in Korea only ?
* Twinhan VP-3250 clones:
** Fujiplus FD-3250
** Norwood Micro

'''Experimental'''
* Yuan MPC583 ... see [http://marc.info/?l=linux-video&m=120178893227772&w=2 this thread]
<br>

=== Currently Unsupported ATSC PCI cards:===
{{help to support}}

*'''''Software Decoding Cards:'''''
** ADS Tech MCE DualTuner-HDTV+NTSC PCI (MCE-4000-EF) ... or ADS MCE-4000-WX Hybrid Tuner ... Vixs ... looks identical to Vista View Saber DA-1N1-I
** [[ATI/AMD]] [[ATI/AMD TV Wonder 650 PCI|ATI TV Wonder 650 PCI]]
*** Sapphire Theatrix 650 PRO
*** VisionTek TV Wonder 650 PCI
** [[ATI/AMD]] [[ATI/AMD TV Wonder 600 PCI|ATI TV Wonder 600 PCI]]
*** VisionTek TV Wonder HD 600
** [[DViCO]] [[DViCO FusionHDTV|FusionHDTV]]
** [[DViCO]] [[DViCO FusionHDTV II|FusionHDTV II]] ... (though, analog works) [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=27cb786f4ec5fe85e9e2deffa4d33eed2f588cb0]
** [[DViCO]] [[DViCO FusionHDTV6 Cool|FusionHDTV6 Cool]] ... available in Korea only ?
** [[DViCO]] [[DViCO FusionHDTV7 Cool|FusionHDTV7 Cool]]
** [[Geniatech]] [[Geniatech HDTV Thriller A8000|HDTV Thriller A8000]]
** [[Geniatech]] [[Geniatech HDTV Thriller X8350A|HDTV Thriller X8350A]]
** [[MSI]] [[MSI Digi@nywhere A/D|Digi@nywhere A/D]]
** Sabrent TV-ATSC ... looks to be a clone of the Shenzhen Forward Video PDTV004
** (formerly) Sasem OnAir DTV-2000 ... available in Korea only ?
** (formerly) Seasem OnAir DTV-1500... available in Korea only ?
** Shenzhen Forward Video PDTV004
** SIGMACOM SIGMA Cyber HDTV... available in Korea only ?
** SIGMACOM SIGMA Cyber HDTV +... available in Korea only ?
** SIGMACOM SIGMA Cyber HDTV II... available in Korea only ?
** [[VBox Cat's Eye (DTA) 150]] and 151 cards
** [[VBox ATSC 2060]]
** [[ViXS]] PureTV-U reference designs:
*** [[ASUS]] [[ASUS My Cinema-PHC3-100/NAQ/FM/AV/RC|My Cinema-PHC3-100/NAQ/FM/AV/RC]] ... full height PCI that is actually highly similar to the Samsung Combo-210E (a PCIe card)
*** [[Samsung]] [[Samsung Combo-210|Combo-210]] ... half height card
*** [[Vista View]] [[Vista View Saber DA-1N1-I|View Saber DA-1N1-I]] ... half height card
*** [[ViXS]] [[ViXS PureTV-U 48A3|PureTV-U 48A3]] ... an OEM card, by ASUS, based upon the ViXS half height reference design, and can be found in some Media PC systems from big name vendors (like HP etc.)
*** ViXS PureTV-U 48B0 is an OEM card, by ASUS, based upon the ViXS reference design can be found in some Media PC systems from big name vendors (like HP etc.)

*'''''Hardware Decoding Cards:''''' <BR> {{Note|see the [http://myhd.sourceforge.net/index.php MyHD Linux Driver] project for the development status of a driver for the "Janus" (TL880) MPEG2 decoder common to most cards in this category}}
** Digital Stream Technologies HiDTV Pro (both the original and 2.0 version)..(Janus based)
** Global Telemann Systems HiPix DTV-200 (Janus based)
** [[Hauppauge WinTV-D]] (LG 802 based) ... analog support exists
** [[Hauppauge WinTV-HD]] (Janus based)
** iTech AccessDTV (Janus based)
** MIT MyHD cards ... MDP-100, MDP-120, MDP-130 (Janus based)
** (formerly) Sasem OnAir DTV PRO (Janus based)... available in Korea only ?
** Sencore 998 PCI HDTV (Broadcom based) ... you will also see these on ebay being sold as "DELL PCI HDTV POWEREDGE TV TUNER CARD X1828"
** SIGMACOM Jaguar HDTV (Janus based) ... available in Korea only ?

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==ATSC mini-PCI cards==

For information on the mini-PCI bus, see the following [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_PCI Wikipedia article].

=== Supported ATSC mini-PCI cards: ===
There are no ATSC mini-PCI cards currently supported.

=== Currently Unsupported ATSC mini-PCI cards: ===
* [[AOpen LR351]] Hybrid ATSC/Analog TV Tuner ... (Note: a patch providing support for the device's analog side exists; see [http://marc.info/?l=linux-video&m=117316450210918&w=2 this thread]).


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Latest revision as of 07:15, 23 December 2016

On this page you will find information regarding ATSC PCI and mini-PCI cards. If you require further information on a device, have a look at its specific wiki article.

Please be aware that:
  • The information contained here is likely non-exhaustive and, despite best efforts to do otherwise, may contain errors. (Please help to keep these lists up-to-date so that they are useful for everyone!)
  • If your device is not listed, try:
    • searching the existing mailing list archives:
      • Linux-Media Mailing List (LMML) archives (via vger or .... )
      • or from the older mailing lists (now largely deprecated in favour of the LMML):
        • dvb mailing list archives (via spinics or MARC ... )
        • v4l mailing list archives (via .... )
    • searching for information with Google or other internet search engine
    • by posting a question about the device directly to the LMML (but please do conduct a search first, as it may already have been discussed!)
    • Note: when it comes to support, it is generally a good idea to try the current V4L-DVB sources because some device drivers can be very new and thus may have not made their way into the mainstream kernel.
In any regard, in respect to the above listed suggestions, you may find it to be the case that your device is actually already supported or that experimental support is available.
  • Because the component constitution on many devices are often similar or identical, there may be devices that are unlisted but may actually work with the existing driver framework for previously supported devices. In such a case, your non-listed but working device will likely be reported in your system messages as being one of those previously supported devices. If you encounter such an occurrence, please do report your success on the LMML so that proper detection/identification of your device can be added within the drivers.
  • Lastly, it bears worth repeating the request: Please help to keep these lists up-to-date so that they are useful for everyone!



ATSC PCI Cards

Supported ATSC PCI Cards:

The following table lists the confirmed working ATSC PCI cards and provides a brief summary of their features and components.

Sortable List of Supported ATSC PCI Cards
Vendor & Model Added to
Kernel
Frontend Bridge
Interface
8VSB QAM NTSC Other Features
ADS Tech
Tech Instant HDTV PCI
2.6.28 [1] Philips TUV1236D
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)
Philips
SAA7135
Yes Yes1 Yes
  • dual RF inputs
ATI
HDTV Wonder
2.6.15 Philips TUV1236D
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)
Conexant
CX2388x
Yes Yes1 Yes
  • dual RF inputs
  • S-Video & Composite inputs (purple breakout dongle)
  • indoor antenna included
AVerMedia
AVerTVHD MCE A180
2.6.15 Alps TDHU
  • ? tuner
  • ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)
Philips
SAA7135
Yes Yes No
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
  • Some OEM versions lack A/V inputs
  • Also see note 7
BBTI/TechniSat
Air2PC-ATSC-PCI
(1st rev)
2.6.13 Panasonic ENA46916P4
  • ? tuner

Broadcom BCM3510 demodulator (D)

B2C2
FlexCop
Yes No 8 No
  • Hardware PID filtering 3
BBTI/TechniSat
Air2PC-ATSC-PCI
(2nd rev)
2.6.11 Samsung TBMV30111IN
  • Infineon TUA6034T tuner
  • ATI Nxt2002 demodulator (D)
B2C2
FlexCop
Yes No5 No
  • Hardware PID filtering 3
BBTI/TechniSat
AirStar-HD5000-PCI
2.6.15 LG Innotek TDVS-H061F
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • LG DT3303 demodulator (D)
B2C2
FlexCop
Yes Yes No
  • Hardware PID filtering 3
DViCO
FusionHDTV3 Gold
2.6.18 Microtune/Temic MT4042
  • Philips SA5523 & Philips TDA5737M tuner
  • Philips TDA9801T demodulator (A)
  • LG DT3302A demodulator (D)
Conexant
CX2388x
Yes No2 Yes
  • dual RF inputs
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
DViCO
FusionHDTV3 Gold-Q
2.6.13 Microtune/Temic MT4042
  • Philips SA5523 & Philips TDA5737M tuner
  • Philips TDA9801T demodulator (A)

LG DT3302A demodulator (D)

Conexant
CX2388x
Yes Yes Yes
  • dual RF inputs
  • daughter board for LG DT3302A
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
DViCO
FusionHDTV3 Gold-T
2.6.13 Thomson DTT 7611
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)

LG DT3302A demodulator (D)

Conexant
CX2388x
Yes Yes Yes
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
DViCO
FusionHDTV5 Lite
2.6.15 LG Innotek TDVS-H064F
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • LG DT3303 demodulator (D)
Conexant
Fusion 878A
Yes Yes Yes
  • S-Video & Composite inputs6
  • Analog CC
DViCO
FusionHDTV5 RT Lite
? LG Innotek TDVS-H064F
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • LG DT3303 demodulator (D)
Conexant
Fusion 878A
Yes Yes Yes
  • S-Video & Composite inputs6
  • Analog CC
  • RTC (real time clock) feature for programmed wake up of system
DViCO
FusionHDTV5 Gold
2.6.14 LG Innotek TDVS-H062F
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • LG DT3303 demodulator (D)
Conexant
CX2388x
Yes Yes Yes
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
DViCO
FusionHDTV5 RT Gold
? LG Innotek TDVS-H062F
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • LG DT3303 demodulator (D)
Conexant
CX2388x
Yes Yes Yes
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
  • RTC (real time clock) feature for programmed wake up of system
DViCO
FusionHDTV5 PCI nano
2.6.26 [2]
  • available in Korea only ?
DViCO
FusionHDTV7 RT Gold
2.6.26
Hauppauge
WinTV-HVR-1600
2.6.26 ?
  • Maxlinear MXL5005S & Microtune MT2131 tuner
  • Conexant CX23418 demodulator (A)
  • Samsung S5H1409 demodulator (D)
Conexant
CX23418
Yes Yes Yes
  • IR Blaster and remote included in retail package
  • Expansion board available for more capture options
KWorld
ATSC 110
2.6.17 Philips TUV1236D
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)
Philips
SAA7135
Yes Yes Yes
  • dual RF inputs
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
KWorld
ATSC 115
2.6.24 Philips TUV1236D
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)
Philips
SAA7135
Yes Yes Yes
  • dual RF inputs
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
  • older kernels can use the saa7134's "card=90"
    module option to set the card as an atsc110
KWorld
ATSC 120

(a.k.a. PlusTV HD PCI 120)
2.6.26 [3]
pcHDTV
HD-2000
2.6.12 Philips FCV1236D
  • ? tuner
  • ? demodulator (A)

Oren OR51211 demodulator (D)

Conexant
Fusion 878A
Yes No 4 Yes
  • dual RF inputs
  • NTSC mono only (?)
pcHDTV
HD-3000
2.6.12 Thomson DTT 7612
  • Infineon TUA6030 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)

Oren OR51132 demodulator (D)

Conexant
CX23883
Yes Yes Yes
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
  • Analog CC ?
pcHDTV
HD-5500
2.6.18 LG Innotek TDVS-H064F
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • LG DT3303 demodulator (D)
Conexant
CX23883
Yes Yes Yes
  • S-Video & stereo audio inputs
  • Analog CC
Pinnacle
PCTV HD Card (800i)
2.6.25
  • Xceive XC5000 tuner & demod. (A)
  • Samsung S5H1409 demodulator (D)
Conexant
CX23883
Yes Yes Yes
  • S-Video & Composite inputs
  • IR Remote Control (plugs into card riser)
Twinhan
TwinhanDTV ATSC (D+A)
(a.k.a. VP-3250)
2.6.18 Philips TUV1236D
  • Infineon TUA6034 tuner
  • Philips TDA9887 demodulator (A)
  • ATI Nxt2004 demodulator (D)
Conexant
Fusion 878A
Yes No No
  • dual RF inputs
  • uses proprietary asic, behind which the tuning functions are "hidden"
  • Note 1: Functioning 64/256-QAM support has finally been confirmed (example).
  • Note 2: The demodulator supports 64/256-QAM, but there apparently was a board level hardware problem that prevented its reception. For more details, see the FusionHDTV3 Gold article.
  • Note 3: The Flexcop IC's hardware PID filtering capability allows the card to discard unwanted packets from the Transport Stream payload. This typically amounts to saving <10% off the bitrate of a 8-VSB (~19.4 Mbps) or 64-QAM (~27 Mbps) Transport Stream, and >55% of the bitrate of a 256-QAM (~38.8 Mbps) Transport Stream. In other words, the AirStar/Air2PC cards usually consume less PCI and memory bandwidth than the other cards because they have a hardware PID filter. For more details, see the FlexCop article.
  • Note 4: Although the demodulator supports 64/256-QAM, no Firmware currently exists for such support, as pcHDTV was apparently unable to obtain such licensing from Oren. For more details, see this and this.
  • Note 5: The demodulator supports 64/256-QAM, but most people report unusually high error rates and are unable to achieve reception. As a result, it is widely circulated that the card will not support QAM, however some users have been successful (for example, see this post). Nonetheless, they are likely the exception, rather than the usual case.
  • Note 6: Has a working comp/s-video port hidden behind the card-plate.
  • Note 7: An AVerMedia press release (Jan 8 2007, CES) mentions them demonstrating an "updated AVerTVHD MCE A180". It does not indicate what updates have been made to the card.
  • Note 8: Although the demodulator supports 64/256-QAM, no Firmware currently exists for such support.


Likely work as is or can be made to work with some manual configuration:

Note: If you own one of these cards, and you have got it working, please send in a patch (which establishes automagic recognition and configuration of the card) for inclusion into the kernel

Experimental


Currently Unsupported ATSC PCI cards:

If you own one or more devices from the following list and you want to help with support development, please contact the Linux-Media Mailing List (LMML). Note that if your device is similar to or contains components for which driver development is currently being undertaken, then it is possible that you will pique the developers' interest and can obtain some assistance that, possibly, leads to full support for your device.

However, please note that inquiries to the mailing list:

  • Should NOT be treated as an order drop-off queue. You're soliciting help from volunteer developers who work on V4L-DVB matters in their spare time, and such work can be non-trivial (i.e. requiring even thousands of hours work). So being demanding is one sure route to being ignored. (Honestly, this point really shouldn't even need to be written, but you'd be surprised at the number of irrational individuals who write into the mailing list demanding this or that).
  • May pass without garnering a response—a distinct byproduct of the fact that there are a limited number of developers, whom might be able to help, that are associated with the project. Often times, even if they wished to help, their energies are entirely tied up with other projects. In such cases, the best path might be to try to spearhead the driver development for your device yourself, or hire someone who can.
  • Hardware Decoding Cards:
    Note: see the MyHD Linux Driver project for the development status of a driver for the "Janus" (TL880) MPEG2 decoder common to most cards in this category
    • Digital Stream Technologies HiDTV Pro (both the original and 2.0 version)..(Janus based)
    • Global Telemann Systems HiPix DTV-200 (Janus based)
    • Hauppauge WinTV-D (LG 802 based) ... analog support exists
    • Hauppauge WinTV-HD (Janus based)
    • iTech AccessDTV (Janus based)
    • MIT MyHD cards ... MDP-100, MDP-120, MDP-130 (Janus based)
    • (formerly) Sasem OnAir DTV PRO (Janus based)... available in Korea only ?
    • Sencore 998 PCI HDTV (Broadcom based) ... you will also see these on ebay being sold as "DELL PCI HDTV POWEREDGE TV TUNER CARD X1828"
    • SIGMACOM Jaguar HDTV (Janus based) ... available in Korea only ?


ATSC mini-PCI cards

For information on the mini-PCI bus, see the following Wikipedia article.

Supported ATSC mini-PCI cards:

There are no ATSC mini-PCI cards currently supported.

Currently Unsupported ATSC mini-PCI cards:

  • AOpen LR351 Hybrid ATSC/Analog TV Tuner ... (Note: a patch providing support for the device's analog side exists; see this thread).