Adam, you can get pretty much all of them to work in the current kernel; I keep resurrecting my ancient standard def Freecom USB stick on various antique machines:
http://everythingexpress.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/how-to-freecom-dvb-t-resurrected-again-pt1/ http://everythingexpress.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/how-to-freecom-dvb-t-resurrected-again-pt2/ so long as you get the right firmware: http://everythingexpress.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/how-to-when-the-tv-tuner-firmware-is-wrong/ and VLC works a treat: http://everythingexpress.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/how-to-watch-digital-tv-in-vlc-player-ubuntu/ but as has been pointed out, has no timer-record function. I can see Rowridge transmitter from the end of my road and both portable aerials inside the house get good signal without resort to a signal booster box in all but the worst Solent weather.. If you go with a newer HD device, graphics and processor performance will be an issue (stating the bleedin' obvious). Quad Core required for full HD playback as I discovered when the Dual Core laptop failed to keep up with full HD .mp4. AGP won't cut it unless it's from a gaming rig. -- Rgds RC Robin Catling Full Circle Podcast On 10 November 2012 07:26, Benjie Gillam <ben...@jemjie.com> wrote: > I had a MythTV system set up with 4 tuners for a long time. Unfortunately > I've had to move to cable/TiVo now which means better TV but terrible > interface (in comparison to MythTV). Worked fine in Ringwood, Gosport and > various locations in Soton. > > I still have a couple on Freecom USB sticks - you're welcome to borrow > them (for 6+ months) if you want - they worked under a 2.4 and 2.6 kernel > but I've not tried them for a couple of years. > > No idea if they support HD; there was no Freeview HD when I used them. > > I'm in Maybush, Soton if you want to collect. I'll even lend you an aerial > splitter/booster and some cables if you want :) > > Benjie > > > On 9 Nov 2012, at 20:52, "Dr A. J. Trickett" <adam.trick...@iredale.net> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Every now and then I think I may get a DVB tuner for my computer. Now > that Hannington has been upgraded to HD I could even watch/record stuff in > HD (in theory) on my computer - our TV is still ye olde CRT. > > > > The Hauppauge PCTV Systems DVB-T2 290e nanoStick HD is apparently > supported in Linux on 3.0 Kernel and above. It's also not so expensive on > Amazon and other online retailers. > > > > Questions: > > > > 1) Do these kind of devices actually work? is the signal strength in > Hampshire strong enough to get a decent picture without a proper external > aerial? We can see the Hannington transmitter clearly from our house and > our set-top DVB tuner has always claimed excellent signal strength. > > > > 2) Other than the kernel module, what other software is required? I see > that both VLC and Kaffeine offer up digital TV as a video source. > > > > 3) What kind of CPU/GPU is required to render HD video? My desktop PC is > a first generation AMD64 and the graphics card is a last generation basic > AGP graphics card, so neither are whizzy by modern standard. They can > playback MP4 files downloaded from the BBC fine but I wouldn't describe the > playback as perfect. > > > > 4) I'm in no way attached the USB device I suggested and would welcome > comments about it and of alternatives. > > > > As ever, thanks in advance. > > > > -- > > Adam Trickett > > Overton, HANTS, UK > > > > A man is known by the books he reads. > > -- Ralph Waldo Emerson > > > > -- > > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------- >
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