ok i will look at those links.! I dont want any of my cards trying to catch the transmission themselves as aerial reception is terrible. Ive got virgin cable so that would be the primary source!
I suppose i will look into Regards Javad 2008/10/15 Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Javad Ayaz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > My previous experience with tv cards was not that great! I had a MSI > > something or other. > > > > Ive had cable installed and would like very much to save space by > > chucking out the tv and use my pc as one-in-all kind of thing. > > > > Please suggest some good value (read cheapish) tv cards that i could > > easily get going without having to run wine or anything! (most cards > > come with windows software obviously). > > > > Regards > > > > Javad > > > > Okay it's a bit more involved than just suggesting a card. I presume > you want a digital card rather than an analogue card? > > There are various types you can get depending on how you want to receive > the digital signal. Chances are it'll either be via Freeview (using a > standard TV aerial) or FreeSat (using a Satellite dish pointed to 28.2 > degrees east - same as what Sky Digital points to). > > This should help you find a supported Freeview (DVB-T) card: > > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-T_Devices > > This should help you find a supported Freesat (DVB-S) card: > > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-S_Devices > > and this should help you find a supported Freesat High Definition > (DVB-S2) card: > > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-S2_Devices > > I would have thought _most_ Freeview TV adaptors (either USB or PCI) > would be supported. Some require a firmware file although I believe a > few are included with Ubuntu by default. > > I can't say about Satellite cards as I don't currently have one. > > Hope this helps. When you get a card you've got the exciting task of > tuning it in. :-) > > Rob > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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