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In relation to V4L-DVB devices, a PCI [[interface chipsets|interface chipset]] is a bridge between the device's receiver (in the case of TV tuner devices) and A/V inputs (in the case of some devices) and the host computer's PCI bus. Some examples of PCI interface chipsets that are used in V4L-DVB PCI cards include:
Several Chipsets have been used for DVB cards in the past, here some examples:


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|+'''Some PCI interface Chipsets suitable for DVB cards'''
|+'''PCI interface Chipsets'''
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! Vendor !! Chipset !! A/V decoder !! DVB support !! Associated <br>Kernel Modules !! Comments
! style="background:#ffdead;" | Chipset

! style="background:#ffdead;" | Vendor
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| [[B2C2 Inc.]]
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[SAA7134]]
| [[B2C2 FlexCop|FlexCop]]
! [[Philips Semiconductor]]
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|
* Capable of PID filtering
|-
| [[Brooktree Corporation|Brooktree]]
| [[Brooktree Bt848|Bt848]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
* bttv
|

|-
|-
| [[Brooktree Corporation|Brooktree]]
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[SAA7146]]
| [[Brooktree Bt878|Bt878]]
! [[Philips Semiconductor]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
* bttv
* snd-bt878
* btaudio
|

|-
| [[Conexant]]
| [[Conexant Fusion 878A|Fusion 878A]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
* bttv
* snd-bt878
* btaudio
* dvb-bt8xx
|

|-
|-
| [[Conexant]]
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[B2C2 FlexCop]]
| [[Conexant CX2388x|CX2388x]]
! [[B2C2 Inc.]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
* cx88
* cx88-alsa
* cx88-dvb
|

|-
|-
| [[Digimove]]
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[BT878]]
| [[Digimove Mantis|Mantis]]
! [[Brooktree Corporation]], now owned by [[Conexant Systems, Inc.]]
| {{Unknown}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|

|-
|-
| [[Philips Semiconductors|Philips]] / [[NXP Semiconductors]]
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[cx2388x]]
| [[Philips SAA7134|SAA7134]]
! [[Conexant Systems, Inc.]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
* saa7134
* saa7134-alsa
* saa7134-dvb
|
|-
|-
| [[Philips Semiconductors|Philips]]
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[Mantis]]
| [[Philips SAA7146|SAA7146]]
! [[Digimove]]
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
* saa7146
* saa7146_vv
|
* Has some minor video processing capabilities (scaling)
* saa7146_vv is only associated with [[Full-featured Card|"Full-featured" cards]]
|-
|-
| [[SDMC|SDMC Microelectronics Co.,LTD]]
| [[SDMC DM1105|DM1105]]
| {{Unknown}}
| {{Yes}}
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[[Category:Hardware|!PCI interface chipset]]
[[Category:Hardware| ]]

Latest revision as of 21:56, 3 October 2009

In relation to V4L-DVB devices, a PCI interface chipset is a bridge between the device's receiver (in the case of TV tuner devices) and A/V inputs (in the case of some devices) and the host computer's PCI bus. Some examples of PCI interface chipsets that are used in V4L-DVB PCI cards include:

PCI interface Chipsets
Vendor Chipset A/V decoder DVB support Associated
Kernel Modules
Comments
B2C2 Inc. FlexCop No Yes
  • Capable of PID filtering
Brooktree Bt848 Yes No
  • bttv
Brooktree Bt878 Yes No
  • bttv
  • snd-bt878
  • btaudio
Conexant Fusion 878A Yes Yes
  • bttv
  • snd-bt878
  • btaudio
  • dvb-bt8xx
Conexant CX2388x Yes Yes
  • cx88
  • cx88-alsa
  • cx88-dvb
Digimove Mantis ? Unknown Yes
Philips / NXP Semiconductors SAA7134 Yes Yes
  • saa7134
  • saa7134-alsa
  • saa7134-dvb
Philips SAA7146 No Yes
  • saa7146
  • saa7146_vv
  • Has some minor video processing capabilities (scaling)
  • saa7146_vv is only associated with "Full-featured" cards
SDMC Microelectronics Co.,LTD DM1105 ? Unknown Yes