[wellylug] USB TV tuner

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On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:24:16 +1300, Wayne Koorts wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> My latest distro of 'choice' is Slackware 10.1.  Just installed it.  I
> also just bought a Gainward TV2GO USB TV tuner / capture 'card'.
> Works fine under Windows but I'd like to try it under Linux.  Does
> anyone know if one can expect anything much from a USB TV tuner in
> Linux?
> 

Depends which tuner!

I don't know about the one you have chosen, and I can't find anything
using a quick Google search.  I do know a couple of the Hauppauge USB
tuners are supported.  They are also very expensive.  (See half way
down this page <http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=SupportedHardware>).

For what it is worth, I have an internal PCI capture card (Flyvideo
98, also known as SAA7134) and it works moderately well.  It cost me
about $70 3 years ago. DSE is currently selling a more advanced card
which -- the box claims, anyway -- rips to MPEG1/2/4 and is supported
under Linux.  It costs circa $100.

-- 
Tony (echo 'spend!,pocket awide' | sed 'y/acdeikospntw!, /l at omcgtjuba.phi/')