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g8ecj at gilks

Nov 16, 2009, 3:17 PM

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Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!!

The recent discussion on Nova 500 cards has me thinking about HD again.
I've no PCI slots left in the backend so I'm looking for cheap USB sticks
as I've got plenty of USB holes left:-)

I've got a good UHF signal (I can see the Sugar Loaf from an upstairs
window) just outside Christchurch so I don't expect any issues with
splitters.

Any recommendations or sticks to avoid?

--
Robin Gilks

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nick.rout at gmail

Nov 16, 2009, 3:26 PM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Robin Gilks <g8ecj [at] gilks> wrote:
> The recent discussion on Nova 500 cards has me thinking about HD again.
> I've no PCI slots left in the backend so I'm looking for cheap USB sticks
> as I've got plenty of USB holes left:-)
>
> I've got a good UHF signal (I can see the Sugar Loaf from an upstairs
> window) just outside Christchurch so I don't expect any issues with
> splitters.
>
> Any recommendations or sticks to avoid?

Pinnacle PCTV nanoStick works fine.

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stephen_agent at jsw

Nov 16, 2009, 3:54 PM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:26:03 +1300, you wrote:

>On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Robin Gilks <g8ecj [at] gilks> wrote:
>> The recent discussion on Nova 500 cards has me thinking about HD again.
>> I've no PCI slots left in the backend so I'm looking for cheap USB sticks
>> as I've got plenty of USB holes left:-)
>>
>> I've got a good UHF signal (I can see the Sugar Loaf from an upstairs
>> window) just outside Christchurch so I don't expect any issues with
>> splitters.
>>
>> Any recommendations or sticks to avoid?
>
>Pinnacle PCTV nanoStick works fine.

The Asus MyCinema U3100 is much cheaper and works well too.

Support for the Hauppauge HVR-900 (hybrid DVB-T/analogue) is broken at
the moment - early versions work, but the DVB-T tuner does not with my
later version. It did work a few months ago, but there seems to have
been a regression in recent kernels.

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nick.rout at gmail

Nov 16, 2009, 3:59 PM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Stephen Worthington
<stephen_agent [at] jsw> wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:26:03 +1300, you wrote:
>
>>On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Robin Gilks <g8ecj [at] gilks> wrote:
>>> The recent discussion on Nova 500 cards has me thinking about HD again.
>>> I've no PCI slots left in the backend so I'm looking for cheap USB sticks
>>> as I've got plenty of USB holes left:-)
>>>
>>> I've got a good UHF signal (I can see the Sugar Loaf from an upstairs
>>> window) just outside Christchurch so I don't expect any issues with
>>> splitters.
>>>
>>> Any recommendations or sticks to avoid?
>>
>>Pinnacle PCTV nanoStick works fine.
>
> The Asus MyCinema U3100 is much cheaper and works well too.

Can't find those on pricespy, but the pinnacle is showing at $84.00

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jonathan.hoskin at gmail

Nov 16, 2009, 4:05 PM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

>
> >>Pinnacle PCTV nanoStick works fine.
> >
> > The Asus MyCinema U3100 is much cheaper and works well too.
>
>
> Can't find those on pricespy, but the pinnacle is showing at $84.00
>
>
Google FTW:
http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?k=460

nick.rout at gmail

Nov 16, 2009, 4:09 PM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Jonathan Hoskin
<jonathan.hoskin [at] gmail> wrote:
>> >>Pinnacle PCTV nanoStick works fine.
>> >
>> > The Asus MyCinema U3100 is much cheaper and works well too.
>>
>>
>> Can't find those on pricespy, but the pinnacle is showing at $84.00
>>
>
> Google FTW:
> http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?k=460

aaah my cinema is two words, silly me!

BTW if you are looking at the pinnacle, its the 73e one that I have
and which I know works.

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paul at kcbbs

Nov 16, 2009, 7:27 PM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Jonathan Hoskin
>
> <jonathan.hoskin [at] gmail> wrote:
> >> >>Pinnacle PCTV nanoStick works fine.
> >> >
> >> > The Asus MyCinema U3100 is much cheaper and works well too.
> >>
> >> Can't find those on pricespy, but the pinnacle is showing at $84.00
> >
> > Google FTW:
> > http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?k=460
>
> aaah my cinema is two words, silly me!
>
> BTW if you are looking at the pinnacle, its the 73e one that I have
> and which I know works.
>

I've had good luck with a Nova-TD stick.

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ross.jemima at gmail

Nov 16, 2009, 10:05 PM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

Paul Kendall wrote:
>
> I've had good luck with a Nova-TD stick.
>
>
>
Is that the dual tuner one? Or the single tuner?

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paul at kcbbs

Nov 16, 2009, 10:24 PM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

> Paul Kendall wrote:
> > I've had good luck with a Nova-TD stick.
>
> Is that the dual tuner one? Or the single tuner?

The Nova-TD stick is the dual tuner.

Paul

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ross.jemima at gmail

Nov 17, 2009, 1:11 AM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

Paul Kendall wrote:
>> Paul Kendall wrote:
>>
>>> I've had good luck with a Nova-TD stick.
>>>
>> Is that the dual tuner one? Or the single tuner?
>>
>
> The Nova-TD stick is the dual tuner.
>
>
>
Just checking because the single one is similar in name. I've also got
one of those (ie the Nova-TD stick) and I find that when it is recording
two channels it ends up ruining one of the recordings (so I've missed
out on the new Top Gear twice now). Have you had any problems?

paul at kcbbs

Nov 17, 2009, 8:15 PM

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Re: Time for a USB DVB-T tuner refresh!! [In reply to]

> Paul Kendall wrote:
> >> Paul Kendall wrote:
> >>> I've had good luck with a Nova-TD stick.
> >>
> >> Is that the dual tuner one? Or the single tuner?
> >
> > The Nova-TD stick is the dual tuner.
>
> Just checking because the single one is similar in name. I've also got
> one of those (ie the Nova-TD stick) and I find that when it is recording
> two channels it ends up ruining one of the recordings (so I've missed
> out on the new Top Gear twice now). Have you had any problems?

The dual one.
http://www.einfo.co.nz/shop/product_info.php?products_id=15081
I havn't had any problems with it. Admittedly it's in my parents box, but
they do record stuff.

Paul

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