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Digital Tuner Cards

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These cards are used to record off the new digital television broadcast systems. The video is compressed by the broadcaster, and the card outputs audio and video multiplexed in an MPEG2 transport stream.

ATSC

This standard is primarily used in North America, and consists of MPEG2 video with AC3 audio. For the official list of supported devices, please see the LinuxTV wiki.

Manufacturer	Card	chipset	Interface	IR	ATSC	QAM	CableCard	Inputs
ATI	HDTV Wonder	cx2388x	PCI	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No	1
AVerMedia	AVerTVHD MCE A180	saa7135	PCI	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No	1
AVerMedia	Hybrid Volar Max	Unknown	USB 2.0	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
Ceton	InfiniTV	Unknown	PCIe	No	No	No	Yes	4
DViCO	FusionHDTV5 Lite	cx878	PCI	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No	1
DViCO	FusionHDTV5 Express	cx23883	PCIe	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
DViCO	FusionHDTV5 Gold	cx23885	PCI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
DViCO	FusionHDTV5 RT Gold	cx23883	PCI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
DViCO	FusionHDTV7 Dual Express	cx23885	PCIe	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	2
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-850	au8522	USB 2.0	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-950	em28xx	USB 2.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-950Q	au8522	USB 2.0	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-1250	cx23887	PCIe	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-1600	cx23418	PCI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-2250	saa7164	PCIe	No	Yes	Yes	No	2
Hauppauge	WinTV-DCR-2560	Unknown	USB2.0	No	No	Yes	Yes	2
Kworld	ATSC-110	saa7134	PCI	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No	1
Kworld	ATSC-115	saa7134	PCI	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No	1
Kworld	ATSC-120	cx2388x	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	1
pcHDTV	HD-2000	cx878	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	1
pcHDTV	HD-3000	cx2388x	PCI	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No	1
pcHDTV	HD-5500	cx2388x	PCI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
Pinnacle	PCTV HD 800i	cx23883	PCI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
Pinnacle	PCTV HD Stick 800e	em23xx	USB 2.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
TechniSat	Air2PC	Unknown	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	1
TechniSat	AirStar HD5000	Unknown	PCI	Unknown	Yes	Yes	No	1
Silicon Dust	HDHomeRun (white case)	Unknown	ethernet	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	2
Silicon Dust	HDHomeRun (HDHR3)	Unknown	ethernet	No	Yes	Yes	No	2
Silicon Dust	HDHomeRun Prime	Unknown	ethernet	No	No	Yes	Yes	3

DVB

This standard is used throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia. Video can be MPEG2 or H.264, and audio AC3 or AAC. For the official list of supported devices, please see the DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S, and DVB-S2 pages on the LinuxTV wiki.

Manufacturer	Card	chipset	Interface	IR	DVB-T	DVB-T2	DVB-C	DVB-S	DVB-S2	CI	Inputs
ASUS	My Cinema U3000 Mini	DIBcom 7700C1-ACXXa-G	USB 2.0	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
ASUS	My Cinema U3100 Mini	Unknown	USB 2.0	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
August	DVB-T201	af9015	USB 2.0	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
August	DVB-T208	smsdvb	USB 2.0	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
AVerMedia	AVerTV DVB-T 761	cx878	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
AVerMedia	AVerTV DVB-T 771	cx878	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
AVerMedia	AVerTV DVB-T 777	saa7135	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
AVerMedia	AVerTV DVB-T Super 007	saa7134	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
AVerMedia	DVB-T Volar	Unknown	USB 2.0	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
AVerMedia	DVB-T Volar X	Unknown	USB 2.0	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Compro	VideoMate T300	saa7134	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
DigitalNow	Tiny Twin Dual Tuner	af9015	USB 2.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
DViCO	FusionHDTV DVB-T	cx23881	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
DViCO	FusionHDTV DVB-T Dual Digital	Unknown	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
DViCO	FusionHDTV DVB-T Dual Digital 4	Unknown	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
DViCO	FusionHDTV DVB-T Dual Express	cx23885	PCIe	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
DViCO	FusionHDTV DVB-T Lite	dvb-bt8xx	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
DViCO	FusionHDTV DVB-T Plus	cx2388x	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	DEC2000-T USB	Unknown	USB 1.1	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-1100	Unknown	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-1110	saa7131	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-1120	saa7131	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-1200	cx23885	PCIe	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-1300	cx2388x	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-1700	cx2388x	PCIe	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-1900	cx25840	USB 2.0	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-2200	saa7164	PCIe	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-3000	cx23882	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-HVR-4000	cx23882	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-NOVA-S Plus	cx2388x	PCI	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2	cx2388x	PCI	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-Nexus-S	saa7146	PCI	Unknown	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-NOVA-T	saa7146	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-NOVA-T-500	saa7146	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
Hauppauge	WinTV-NOVA-T-USB2	db300p	USB 2.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Hauppauge	WinTV-NOVA-T Stick	db7700	USB 2.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
KNC1	TV-Station DVB-S	Unknown	PCI	Unknown	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	1
KWorld	DVB-T 220	saa7131	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
KWorld	DVB-T PC160-2T	Unknown	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
KWorld	DVB-T 100	cx23883	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
KWorld	V-Stream Xpert DVB-T	cx23883	PCI	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
KWorld	USB Dual DVB-T Stick	Unknown	USB	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
Leadtek	WinFast DTV-1000T	cx2388x	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Leadtek	WinFast DTV-2000H	cx2388x	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Leadtek	WinFast DTV Dongle	af9015	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Leadtek	WinFast DTV-2000DS	af9015 & af9013	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
LifeView	FlyDVB-T Hybrid	saa7133	PCI	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
LifeView	FlyDVB Trio	saa7134	PCI	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	1
Mystique	SaTiX-SE DVB-S	Unknown	PCI	Unknown	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	1
Mystique	SaTiX-S2 Dual	Unknown	PCIe	Unknown	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	2
Nebula Electronics	DigiTV	cx878a	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
NetUP	Dual DVB-S2 CI	cx23885	PCIe	Unknown	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	2
Pinnacle	PCTV 310i	saa713x	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Silicon Dust	HDHomeRun DVB-T	Unknown	ethernet	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	2
Sundtek	MediaTV	Unknown	USB 2.0	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	1
TechniSat	AirStar 2	b2c2	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
TechniSat	CableStar 2	Unknown	PCI	Unknown	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1
TechniSat	SkyStar 2	b2c2	PCI	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	1
TechnoTrend	DVB-T 1300	cx88	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
TechnoTrend	DVB-T 1500	saa7146	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	1
TechnoTrend	S2-3200	saa7146	PCI	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	1
Terratec	Cinergy 1400 DVB-T	cx88	PCI	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Terratec	Cinergy Hybrid XS	em28xx	USB 2.0	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
Turbosight	TBS5922	AV2011	USB2.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
Turbosight	TBS5925	Unknown	USB2.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
Turbosight	TBS5980	STB6100	USB2.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	1
Turbosight	TBS6220	NXP18272	PCIe	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	1
Turbosight	TBS6280	TBC	PCIe	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	2
Turbosight	TBS6284	TBC	PCIe	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	1
Turbosight	TBS6925	STB6100	PCIe	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
Turbosight	TBS6928	SAA7160	PCIe	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	1
Turbosight	TBS6980	cx23885	PCIe	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	2
Turbosight	TBS6981	CX23885	PCIe	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	2
Turbosight	TBS6984	CX24132	PCIe	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	4
Turbosight	TBS6992	Unknown	PCIe	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	1
Turbosight	TBS8920	cx24116	PCI	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	1
TwinHan	DTV Ter Mini	Unknown	PCI	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
TwinHan	DTV USB Ter	Unknown	USB	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1
TwinHan	VP-1025	bt8xx	PCI	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	1

ISDB

This standard is primarily used in Japan and South America.

Manufacturer	Card	chipset	Interface	IR	ISDB-T	ISDB-C	ISDB-S	Inputs

The mythtranscode utility

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Transcode_Video

Scheduled Recording on Single Tuner sometimes fails

This is a single tuner Front & Back End system. Scheduled recordings complete normally when the system interface is _not_ left on Live-TV. If the system is left on Live-TV, and on the same channel as the scheduled recording, the program can be located in the Live-TV cache (/var/lib/mythtv/livetv) but does not appear in "Media Library- Watch Recordings" unless the filter is changed to show the Live-TV daily cache. Finally, if the system is left on Live-TV and not on the same channel as the scheduled recording, it will not auto tune to the scheduled recording and the program will not get recorded at all.

Desired behavior: Because sometimes a family member leaves the interface set to Live-TV, the system should auto-tune to a program that is scheduled to record and record that program.