[ILUG] cheap linux compatible tv tuner cards

[Gavin McCullagh]

On Mon, 21 Aug 2006, FRLinux wrote:

> On 8/21/06, Gavin McCullagh <gmccullagh at gmail.com> wrote:
> >in case anyone's looking for a cheap tv tuner card, Peats on Parnell 
> >Street are currently selling a Pinnacle card which uses the SAA7134
> >chip.  It's Eur20 and works out of the box with any recent linux kernel.
> >Admittedly it doesn't do mpeg encoding but for Eur20 you can't complain.
> 
> For further reference the Terratec [1] ones (sold by Pixmania.co.uk
> but not only) and the Mercury also (sold in Maplins) [2] also use the
> same chipset, they do cost about 50 euros but for that price they also
> include S-VIDEO in and more.

Actually the Pinnacle has S-Video and AV in too, but it comes without
an IR remote and receiver which the Terratec has.

Gavin