[ILUG] cheap linux compatible tv tuner cards

Timothy Murphy tim at birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
Mon Aug 21 22:23:00 IST 2006


On Monday 21 August 2006 21:12, Gavin McCullagh 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.

Presumably one has to be connected to a TV aerial?
Can one use one of these wireless connectors
to allow use of a second TV in another room,
as sold eg by Power City?

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