Re: [linux-dvb] Please help: Looking for a solidly supported DVB-T USB stick
Stephen Williams wrote: Surely this can't be too much to ask? I'm looking for a DVB-T USB stick which I can buy now and is solidly supported, that's all. Previously i've picked up a couple of MSI Digivox II sticks that when delivered turned out to be unsupported MSI Digivox II V2.0 sticks, so it's no longer safe to order those. Then I picked up a couple of MSI Mega Sky 580 sticks (the x5581 version) which appear to be incapable of receiving a decent signal under windows or linux (note that I haven't had signal problems with 4 previous DVB-T receivers). So i'm now hoping for third time lucky. Any suggestions of supported devices that are known to work without issues would be greatly appreciated. I've checked the wiki for information but it all seems to be completed out of date. I'm beginning to believe that from a tuning standpoint tinless tuners can't even remotely compare to tin-canned tuners (I tried quite a lot), let alone that they tend to overheat in short time and to perform even worse when heat rises. Maybe usb sticks are not the best choice if you want a stable reception, or maybe I simply stumbled on the crap of the crop (as usual) ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
Re: [linux-dvb] Please help: Looking for a solidly supported DVB-T USB stick
Stephen Williams wrote: On 7/22/07, timecop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Believe it or not, I don't think any of them are solidly supported. USB bridge part should be down nicely, but since all the tuner / demod drivers are reverse engineered garbage (or even if they have docs, you got amateurs writing code), and as result don't work as good as expected... Thanks for your default troll response. Just because the code is reverse engineered or written by amateurs doesn't mean that it can't work solidly. Certainly my old Nova-T PCI card worked flawlessly but now i've moved to a mac mini so there's no PCI. [ sorry for the rant, i'm writing to everyone excpet timecop ] as you already wrote, it's trolling, so you don't need to justify.. we all bery well know how free software communities run and strive to give the best not only as a simple volunteer effort but also for straight economical reasons ( reliability, control, efficiency, standardization etc..). Does anyone have comments on the Nova-TD / Pinnacle Diversity (i.e. dual DVB-T tuner) support? i do own a pinnacle diversity dvb-t usb dual tuner card and i used it with an additional patch: http://www.chez.com/treza/mt2266.htm http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2007-February/016166.html it works reliably as a dual tuner card. the diversity feature is not working (for dual tuner operations, you need both the antennae input connected..) bye andrea venturi ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
[linux-dvb] Please help: Looking for a solidly supported DVB-T USB stick
Surely this can't be too much to ask? I'm looking for a DVB-T USB stick which I can buy now and is solidly supported, that's all. Previously i've picked up a couple of MSI Digivox II sticks that when delivered turned out to be unsupported MSI Digivox II V2.0 sticks, so it's no longer safe to order those. Then I picked up a couple of MSI Mega Sky 580 sticks (the x5581 version) which appear to be incapable of receiving a decent signal under windows or linux (note that I haven't had signal problems with 4 previous DVB-T receivers). So i'm now hoping for third time lucky. Any suggestions of supported devices that are known to work without issues would be greatly appreciated. I've checked the wiki for information but it all seems to be completed out of date. Thanks, Stephen ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
Re: [linux-dvb] Please help: Looking for a solidly supported DVB-T USB stick
Believe it or not, I don't think any of them are solidly supported. USB bridge part should be down nicely, but since all the tuner / demod drivers are reverse engineered garbage (or even if they have docs, you got amateurs writing code), and as result don't work as good as expected... -tc On 7/22/07, Stephen Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Surely this can't be too much to ask? I'm looking for a DVB-T USB stick which I can buy now and is solidly supported, that's all. Previously i've picked up a couple of MSI Digivox II sticks that when delivered turned out to be unsupported MSI Digivox II V2.0 sticks, so it's no longer safe to order those. Then I picked up a couple of MSI Mega Sky 580 sticks (the x5581 version) which appear to be incapable of receiving a decent signal under windows or linux (note that I haven't had signal problems with 4 previous DVB-T receivers). So i'm now hoping for third time lucky. Any suggestions of supported devices that are known to work without issues would be greatly appreciated. I've checked the wiki for information but it all seems to be completed out of date. Thanks, Stephen ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
Re: [linux-dvb] Please help: Looking for a solidly supported DVB-T USB stick
On 7/22/07, timecop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Believe it or not, I don't think any of them are solidly supported. USB bridge part should be down nicely, but since all the tuner / demod drivers are reverse engineered garbage (or even if they have docs, you got amateurs writing code), and as result don't work as good as expected... Thanks for your default troll response. Just because the code is reverse engineered or written by amateurs doesn't mean that it can't work solidly. Certainly my old Nova-T PCI card worked flawlessly but now i've moved to a mac mini so there's no PCI. Does anyone have comments on the Nova-TD / Pinnacle Diversity (i.e. dual DVB-T tuner) support? ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
Re: [linux-dvb] Please help: Looking for a solidly supported DVB-T USB stick
Stephen Williams wrote: Surely this can't be too much to ask? I'm looking for a DVB-T USB stick which I can buy now and is solidly supported, that's all. Previously i've picked up a couple of MSI Digivox II sticks that when delivered turned out to be unsupported MSI Digivox II V2.0 sticks, so it's no longer safe to order those. Then I picked up a couple of MSI Mega Sky 580 sticks (the x5581 version) which appear to be incapable of receiving a decent signal under windows or linux (note that I haven't had signal problems with 4 previous DVB-T receivers). So i'm now hoping for third time lucky. Any suggestions of supported devices that are known to work without issues would be greatly appreciated. I've checked the wiki for information but it all seems to be completed out of date. Thanks, Stephen ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb The Mega Sky 580 overall works fine, but it doesn't like a very strong signal - if you have a booster, try to weaken it a bit. I also have a Afatech AF9005, VT doesn't work yet (not sure what that is but wiki says so), but it doesn't have a problem with strong signals. Scanning with Kaffeine was also problematic last time I tried, but if you don't use Kaffeine it should work fine. ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
