[ILUG] Satellite reception

[Mikhail Ramendik]

On Saturday 02 August 2008 11:49, you wrote:

> There are lots of European satellite cards. VDR seems to have a bigger
> following than MythTV in Europena DVB-S but MythTV works for me.

Is it known whether the European sat cards commonly available in Ireland can 
fully work with Linux? According to Komplett, these are:

AVerMedia A700 DVB-S Pro (PCI)
Hauppauge! WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2 (PCI)
Hauppauge! WinTV-NOVA-S-USB2 (USB)
TerraTec Cinergy S DVB-S (USB) 
TerraTec Cinergy S2 PCI HD, DVB-S/S2 (PCI)
Hauppauge! WinTV-HVR3000, Hybrid DVB- & DVB-S (PCI)

Dabs.ie adds the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR4000 which also has both DVB-S and DVB-T, 
and the Pinnacle Systems PCTV Sat Pro USB. Perhaps there are others available 
in other sources...

My preference would be either the Terratec, because it has a CI adapter and I 
could eventually buy paid channels, or either of the Hauppage hybrids so I 
could have both DVB-T for RTE and DVB-S for all other stuff. However I'd 
really want to buy a card supported by Linux!

> Some good cautionary notes but I wouldn't be put off. Linux is about
> having a go. The results I get are excellent.  I would be interested in
> creating a Freesat LiveCD for Ireland. 

I would be most interested in seeing a neceaasry part of this project - the 
hardware compatibility list :)

> We talked about this at the 
> Galway LUG 

I'm moving to Galway which is why I'm setting up the sat anyway. I'd like to 
meet the Galway LUG sometime!

-- 
Yours, Mikhail Ramendik