[AuckLUG] TV card for Ubuntu

Steve Withers sbwithers at gmail.com
Mon Feb 25 22:35:38 NZDT 2008


DSE have a PC Card analog and digital tv tuner card for (IIRC) $139. Don't
know if it works with Linux.

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Nevyn <nevynh at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you're after an analogue tuner, then something along the lines of
> the PVR-150 (or just about everything in that series) is great or so
> I've heard (I don't have one). The big distinguishing point being that
> they've got hardware mpeg encoders and so don't skip frames and tie up
> your computer while they're recording.
>
> If you're looking for a digital tuner - I'm not sure... never really
> looked into them.
>
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Stuart Mealor <stuart at learning.ac.nz>
> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> >  I'm in Auckland for a couple of days and just remembered I wanted a
> >  PCI TV card for my Ubuntu box.
> >
> >  (I've got a FlyTV33 (from DSE) but can't get it working with Ubuntu).
> >
> >  Any tips/recommendations on what to buy and maybe where to source in
> >  Auckland?
> >
> >  Thanks, Stuart.
> >
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