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

[Nico <nsabbi@tiscali.it>]

Robert Schlabbach wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
>  
I  think it doesn't mount a digital tuner, but Pinnacle made this 
tinless card:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.cinemachezsoi.com/ts/articles/pctvsat/photo-carte-sat.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.telesatellite.com/articles/PCTVsat/&h=320&w=470&sz=18&tbnid=AI0K-uds1UAJ:&tbnh=85&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpinnacle%2Bpc%2Btv%2Bsat%26hl%3Dit%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG







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