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LifeView manufacture a variety of TV receivers for the consumer market and for OEMs. |
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The LifeView company are not at all Linux friendly and you should avoid buying their DVB-T devices unless you have no alternative. LifeView supports only Windows and, in the case of the [[LifeView/TVWalkerTwin|LifeView TV Walker Twin]], they even refuse to support the device under Windows Vista. |
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== LifeView == |
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The LifeView company are not at all Linux friendly and you should avoid buying their DVB-T |
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devices unless you have no alternative. LifeView supports only Windows and, in the case of |
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the [[LifeView/TVWalkerTwin|LifeView TV Walker Twin]], |
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they even refuse to support the device under Windows Vista. |
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In contrast, their analog TV devices are typically well-supported; see [[bttv devices (bt848, bt878)#Supported bttv devices|supported bttv devices]] and [[Saa713x_devices#Lifeview|saa713x devices]]. |
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==== Devices (an incomplete listing) ==== |
==== Devices (an incomplete listing) ==== |
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* [[LifeView FlyVIDEO2000|FlyVIDEO2000]] |
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Supported: |
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* [[LifeView FlyVideo3000FM NTSC|FlyVideo3000FM and FlyVideo3000]] |
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* [[LifeView FlyVideo3000 PAL-N|FlyVideo3000 PAL-N]] |
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* [[LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid|FlyDVB-T Hybrid]] |
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* [[LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid CardBus|FlyDVB-T Hybrid CardBus]] |
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* [[LifeView FlyDVB-T Duo CardBus|FlyDVB-T Duo CardBus]] |
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* [[LifeView FlyTV Platinum|FlyTV Platinum]] |
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* LR534 ... an OEM for Packard Bell |
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Starting to be supported: |
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* [[LifeView/TVWalkerTwin|LifeView TV Walker Twin]] |
* [[LifeView/TVWalkerTwin|LifeView TV Walker Twin]] |
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* LifeView LR534 Mini PCI-e (driver is the same as for the TV Walker Twin above) |
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Not supported: |
Not supported: |
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* TV Walker QQ |
* TV Walker QQ |
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* [[LifeView_LR506|TV Walker LR506]] |
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etc ... |
etc ... |
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If you have one of these devices then send an email to the mailing list |
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at <linux-dvb@linuxtv.org> and support can probably be added fairly quickly. |
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Revision as of 18:59, 16 September 2007
LifeView manufacture a variety of TV receivers for the consumer market and for OEMs.
The LifeView company are not at all Linux friendly and you should avoid buying their DVB-T devices unless you have no alternative. LifeView supports only Windows and, in the case of the LifeView TV Walker Twin, they even refuse to support the device under Windows Vista.
Devices (an incomplete listing)
- FlyVIDEO2000
- FlyVideo3000FM and FlyVideo3000
- FlyVideo3000 PAL-N
- FlyDVB-T Hybrid
- FlyDVB-T Hybrid CardBus
- FlyDVB-T Duo CardBus
- FlyTV Platinum
- LR534 ... an OEM for Packard Bell
Starting to be supported:
Not supported:
- TV Walker Q Plus
- TV Walker P Plus
- TV Walker QQ
etc ...