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{{Note|The differences between '''scan''' and '''dvbscan''' should be added to this wiki article. The information for dvbscan is still to be completed - please help.}}

==command line frequency scanners comparison ==
The following table lists the main features of the different command line scanners. For specific information on usage, have a look at its specific wiki article.
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{| border=1 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 valign="top"
|- bgcolor=#efefef valign="top"
|'''feature \ scanner'''
|'''[[scan]]'''
|'''[[dvbscan]]'''
|'''[[w_scan]]'''
|'''[[scan-s2]]'''
|-
|'''analog / digital'''
|digital TV only
|digital TV only
|digital TV only
|digital TV only
|-
|'''download'''
|[http://linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps]
|[http://linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps]
|[http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/index.html wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/index.html]
|[http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/scan-s2 mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/scan-s2]
|-
|'''last stable'''
|linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.1 (outdated, May 2006)
| ?
|none / use latest version
|none / use latest version
|-
|'''comments'''
|linuxtv.org maintained<br>'''DVB-S2 support missing'''<br>needs dvb driver with API-3.2 or 5.x
|linuxtv.org maintained
|compiling needs dvb driver with API-5.0 or higher<br>usage needs API-3.2 or API-5.x
|needs dvb driver with 5.0 or higher
|-
|'''supported DTV types'''
|DVB-S, DVB-C(Europe), DVB-T, ATSC (VSB and QAM), DMB-TH (China)
| ?
|DVB-S, '''DVB-S2''', DVB-C(Europe), DVB-T, ATSC (VSB and QAM), DMB-TH (China)
|DVB-S, '''DVB-S2''', DVB-C(Europe), DVB-T, ATSC (VSB and QAM)
|-
|'''initial scan file required'''<br>(matching to your satellite or local aerial/cable network)
|yes (use dvb-apps hg from linuxtv.org)
|yes (use dvb-apps hg from linuxtv.org)
|'''not required'''
|yes (use dvb-apps hg from linuxtv.org)<br>''NOTE: slightly different file format from scan because of additional DVB-S2 support.''
|-
|'''can generate initial scan file'''
|no
|no
|'''yes'''
|no
|-
|'''can generate channels.conf for zap/xine/mplayer/vlc'''
|yes (default)
|?
|yes
|yes
|-
|'''can generate channels.conf for [http://www.tvdr.de/ VDR]'''
|yes (vdr-1.3 only)
|?
|yes (default)
|yes (default)
|-
|'''can generate channels.dvb for kaffeine'''
|no
|?
|yes
|no
|}

Latest revision as of 01:25, 25 October 2010

Note: The differences between scan and dvbscan should be added to this wiki article. The information for dvbscan is still to be completed - please help.

command line frequency scanners comparison

The following table lists the main features of the different command line scanners. For specific information on usage, have a look at its specific wiki article.


feature \ scanner scan dvbscan w_scan scan-s2
analog / digital digital TV only digital TV only digital TV only digital TV only
download linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/index.html mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/scan-s2
last stable linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.1 (outdated, May 2006) ? none / use latest version none / use latest version
comments linuxtv.org maintained
DVB-S2 support missing
needs dvb driver with API-3.2 or 5.x
linuxtv.org maintained compiling needs dvb driver with API-5.0 or higher
usage needs API-3.2 or API-5.x
needs dvb driver with 5.0 or higher
supported DTV types DVB-S, DVB-C(Europe), DVB-T, ATSC (VSB and QAM), DMB-TH (China) ? DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-C(Europe), DVB-T, ATSC (VSB and QAM), DMB-TH (China) DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-C(Europe), DVB-T, ATSC (VSB and QAM)
initial scan file required
(matching to your satellite or local aerial/cable network)
yes (use dvb-apps hg from linuxtv.org) yes (use dvb-apps hg from linuxtv.org) not required yes (use dvb-apps hg from linuxtv.org)
NOTE: slightly different file format from scan because of additional DVB-S2 support.
can generate initial scan file no no yes no
can generate channels.conf for zap/xine/mplayer/vlc yes (default) ? yes yes
can generate channels.conf for VDR yes (vdr-1.3 only) ? yes (default) yes (default)
can generate channels.dvb for kaffeine no ? yes no