DVB-S PCI Cards

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DVB-S full-featured Cards

This is the overview for users. If you need more specific technical information take a look at the developers section (Supported DVB cards / DVB cards requiring definition). vdr-wiki:VDR

Vendor

Model number

Price

Linux-Support
Peripheral connectors
Comments Pictures
Links
Developer Infos

<a id="siemens_dvb-s"></a> Rev. 1.3 sold as:

Fujitsu-Siemens
DVB-S Rev 1.3

supports: DVB, VDR

Connectors:

  • Sat in
  • Sat out
  • Composite
  • Audio 3,5mm
  • Jumper2
Compared to other Revisions:
  • Sound not that brilliant (has 81dB dynamic at 16Bit)
  • 4-5% of the Tuners need a lot of power and get really hot
  • a disign-fault in the 5V power supply of the Tuners causes unstable SNR und STR, but there's a mod for that.
  • symbolrates > 8 MBaud can be used
Dev Info
Rev.1.5 sold as:

Technisat
SkyStar 1

Rev 1.5, tt2000.8

supports: DVB, VDR

Connections:

  • Sat in
  • Composite
  • Audio 3,5mm
  • Jumper2
Compared to other Revisions:
  • Sounds better (has 101dB dynamic at 24bit)
  • uses LNBP16 (not LNBP13) => 650mA (was: 500mA) for LNB
  • symbolrates: 1-45 Mbaud
Rev.1.6 sold as:
supports: DVB, VDR

Connections:

  • Sat in
  • Composite
  • Audio 3,5mm
  • Jumper2
Compared to other Revisions:
  • Sounds better (has 101dB dynamic at 24bit)
  • doesn't produce that much heat => QPSK Demodulator IC doesn't need a metal-heatpipe
  • uses LNBP16 (not LNBP13) => 650mA (was: 500mA) for LNB
  • 2 Watt safety - less crashes because of heat
  • symbolrate 8-45 Mbaud
Rev.2.1 sold as:

Hauppauge
WinTV Nexus-s Rev 2.1

Hauppauge WinTV Nexus-s Rev.2.1.jpg
supports: DVB, VDR

Connections:

  • Sat in
  • Sat out (only BSRU6-701a Tuner)
  • Connector for Audio/Video cable
  • Connection for IR-Receiver
Compared to other Revisions:
  • Sound not that brilliant (has 81dB dynamic at 16Bit)
  • IR -Remote included (Nexus)
  • Connectorcable included (digitaler audio output, Video...)
  • symbolrate 1-45 Mbaud
Rev.2.2 sold as:

Hauppauge
WinTV Nexus-s Rev 2.2

supports: DVB, VDR

Connections:

  • Sat in
  • Sat out (only BSRU6-701a Tuner)
  • Connector for Audio/Video cable
  • Connection for IR-Receiver
Compared to other Revisions:
  • like Rev. 2.1 but other Vendor-ID and other Soundchip
  • Sounds better (has 101dB dynamic at 24bit)
  • IR -Remote included (Nexus)
  • Connectorcable included (digitaler audio output, Video...)
  • symbolrate 1-45 Mbaud
Product link
Hauppauge WinTV Nexus-s Rev.2.1.jpg

DVB-S Budget Cards

Manufacturer /

Model number /

Price

Supports Tuner / Chips Connections Others Pictures
Hauppauge

WinTV NOVA-s PCI
Modell 541 [1]

DVB, VDR Sat in [2]
Hauppauge

NOVA-CI
Modell 588 [3]

DVB, VDR Sat in

Common Interface

Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-Ci.jpg

Hauppauge-nova-ci-modul.jpg

[4]

Fujitsu-Siemens

Activy DVB-S Budget

DVB, VDR Sat in
Fujitsu-Siemens Activy DVB-s budget.jpg
Technotrend

PCline budget DVB-S[5]

DVB, VDR Sat in

Common Interface

Technotrend PCline budget DVB-S.jpg
Technisat Skystar 2 DVB, VDR Sat in
DVICO FusionHDTV DVB-S CX2388X +

STV0299B + LG QPSK NIM

Sat in x 2