DVB-S PCI Cards

DVB-S full-featured Cards

This is the overview for users. If you need more specific technical information take a look at the developers section (Supported DVB cards / DVB cards requiring definition).

Manufacturer / Model number / Price	Supports	Tuner AudioDAC other Chips	Connections	Others	Pictures
Rev.1.3 sold as: Fujitsu-Siemens DVB-S Rev 1.3	DVB, VDR	Tuner: ALPS BSRV2-301a Audion DAC: Texas Instruments TLC320AD80C	Sat in Sat out Composite Audio 3,5mm Jumper2	Compared to other Revisions: Sound not that brilliant (has 81dB dynamic at 16Bit) 4-5% of the Tuners need a lot of power and get really hot a disign-fault in the 5V power supply of the Tuners causes unstable SNR und STR, but there's a mod for that. symbolrates > 8 MBaud can be used
Rev.1.5 sold as: Technisat Technisat Skystar1	DVB, VDR	Tuner: ALPS BSRU6-502a Audio DAC: Crystal CS4341	Sat in Composite Audio 3,5mm Jumper2	Compared to other Revisions: Sounds better (has 101dB dynamic at 24bit) uses LNBP16 (not LNBP13) => 650mA (was: 500mA) for LNB symbolrates: 1-45 Mbaud
Rev.1.6 sold as:	DVB, VDR	Tuner: Grundig 29504-451 Audio DAC: Crystal CS4341	Sat in Composite Audio 3,5mm Jumper2	Compared to other Revisions: Sounds better (has 101dB dynamic at 24bit) doesn't produce that much heat => QPSK Demodulator IC doesn't need a metal-heatpipe uses LNBP16 (not LNBP13) => 650mA (was: 500mA) for LNB 2 Watt safety - less crashes because of heat symbolrate 8-45 Mbaud
Rev.2.1 sold as: Hauppauge WinTV Nexus-s Rev 2.1	DVB, VDR	Tuner: ALPS BSRU6-502a or BSRU6-701a Audio DAC: Texas Instruments TLC320AD80C	Sat in Sat out (only BSRU6-701a Tuner) Connector for Audio/Video cable Connection for IR-Receiver	Compared to other Revisions: Sound not that brilliant (has 81dB dynamic at 16Bit) IR -Remote included (Nexus) Connectorcable included (digitaler audio output, Video...) symbolrate 1-45 Mbaud
Rev.2.2 sold as: Hauppauge WinTV Nexus-s Rev 2.2 [1]	DVB, VDR	Tuner: ALPS BSRU6-502a (STV0299B) Audio DAC: Crystal CS4341	Sat in Sat out (only BSRU6-701a Tuner) Connector for Audio/Video cable Connection for IR-Receiver	Compared to other Revisions: like Rev. 2.1 but other Vendor-ID and other Soundchip Sounds better (has 101dB dynamic at 24bit) IR -Remote included (Nexus) Connectorcable included (digitaler audio output, Video...) symbolrate 1-45 Mbaud

DVB-S Budget Cards

Manufacturer / Model number / Price	Supports	Tuner / Chips	Connections	Others	Pictures
Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-s PCI Modell 541 [2]	DVB, VDR		Sat in		[3]
Hauppauge NOVA-CI Modell 588 [4]	DVB, VDR		Sat in Common Interface		[5]
Fujitsu-Siemens Activy DVB-S Budget	DVB, VDR		Sat in
Technotrend PCline budget DVB-S[6]	DVB, VDR		Sat in Common Interface
Technisat Skystar 2	DVB, VDR		Sat in		File:Technisat skystar2.jpg
DVICO FusionHDTV DVB-S		CX2388X + STV0299B + LG QPSK NIM	Sat in x 2