[linux-dvb] FYI: Silicon tuner chips on the way...

["Robert Schlabbach" <robert_s@gmx.net>]

I just happened to stumble across this today:

http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/news/content/file_1052.html

I've seen a similar announcement from ST Microelectronics some time ago.

"Silicon tuner chips" remove the need for the shielded "tin box", a single
chip can integrate RF frontend, PLL and demodulator. This will allow for
really small DVB-S receiver cards, since the bulky tin box is no longer
needed. I could even imagine that this might pave the path to have DVB-S
reception as a PC _motherboard_ component some day...

I'm curious about the mechanics of the LNB connector, but I figure it'll
look similar to what e.g. S-Video connectors on some graphics cards look
today (a cubic tin box).

Does anyone know if any DVB card maker is already working on a DVB-S card
with such a silicon tuner? I'd sure like to see how these cards look...

Regards,
--
Robert Schlabbach
e-mail: robert_s@gmx.net
Berlin, Germany



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