DVB-T PCI cards

On this page you will find information regarding DVB-T PCI cards.

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Supported DVB-T PCI Cards

The following table lists the confirmed working DVB-T PCI cards and provides a brief summary of their features and components. If you need more technical information on a device, have a look at its specific wiki article.

Manufacturer Model number Price	Supports	Tuner / Chips	Connectors	Notes	Pictures
Asus My Cinema-P7131 Hybrid DVB-T+analog[1] ca. 45 €	DVB, VDR, (***unstable*** causes random memory corruption and crashes)	Philips SAA7131E Philips TDA10046A	DVB-T/FM in Analog TV in IR in AV in (with cable to composite, S-video and audio)	Comes with remote and Infra-Red-Sensor With Low-Profile bracket Supports FM-radio Needs firmware (dvb-fe-tda10046.fw); see the P7131 article	[2]
AVerMedia AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-T (A761) [3] oldest AVerTV DVB-T model ca. 90 €	DVB, VDR [4]	Fusion 878A	Antenna in S-Video in Composite in	Comes with remote and Infra-Red-Sensor Low-Profile-Card Difference compared to 771 is the Tuner and Composite-in	[5] [6]
AVerMedia AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-T 771 (A771) [7] ca. 90 €	DVB, VDR possible [8] [9], [10] [11] Warning some people experience problems with this card search for mt352_read_register on the mailing list.	Fusion 878A	Antenna In S-Video In S-Video/Composite Adapter	Remote and Infra-red-rerceiver included Low-Profile-Card Difference to the older "761" is the Tuner and the missing Composite-in	[12][13]
AVerMedia AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-T 777 (A16AR) newest model of the AVerTV DVB-T [14] ca. 65 €	DVB, VDR ab 2.6.17-rc1	Philips SAA7134 Zarlink MT352	Antenna In S-Video In S-Video/Composite Adapter	Remote and Infra-red-receiver included (v4l-dvb needs a patch to properly work) Works on Ubuntu 6.10 "almost" out of the box. HDTV *(1080i / 720P) ready
AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16D) [15] ca. 80 €	Not yet For experimental support, see here, and maybe here	Philips SAA7134 Zarlink MT352 Xceive XC3018	Antenna In S-Video In FM	Analog / DVB-T Remote and Infra-red-receiver included HDTV *(1080i / 720P) ready	[16]
AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16AR) [17]	Yes	Philips TD1316A (tuner) Philips TDA9887 (analog demodulator) Philips SAA7135HL (A/V decoder) Zarlink MT352 (DVB-T demodulator)	Antenna In S-Video In FM	Analog / DVB-T Remote and Infra-red-receiver included HDTV *(1080i / 720P) ready
AVerMedia AVerMedia_AVerTV_DVB-T_Super_007 [18] ca. 60 €	Yes (with patch)	Philips SAA7134 Philips TDA10046A	ANtenna In IR In	DVB-T / Analog Remote and Infra-red-receiver included
ChainTech DTT 1000 PCI [19] ca. 100 €	DVB, VDR (lt. c't 11/2004)	Fusion 878A	Antenna In	Hangs at least older kernels (<2.6.12) unless the bttv module is loaded with parameters "i2c_hw=1 card=0x71". This may cause boot problems when the module is automatically loaded by hotplug.	[20]
Club 3D ZAP-TV2202 Hybrid card [21] ca. 67 €	DVB, Analogue	Philips SAA7131	Antenna In Radio In S-Video In In	Shows up as device 169d:3306 Installed with command modprobe saa7134 card=94
Compro VideoMate DVB-T200 PCI Digital TV only card [22] ca. 37 €	DVB kernel 2.6.17	Philips SAA7134	Antenna In S-Video In Composite In	Remote and Infra-red-receiver included (to get the irda working correctly you may find this mail useful [23] ) HDTV *(1080i / 720P) ready Power on via irda warning: problems with poor reception: [24]
GDI Black Gold [25]	S-Video support works (Small patch which is now in CVS). DVB doesn't work.	Conexant CX23881-19/Front End CX22702/Tuner Philips TU1216/TDA10046 demodulator	Antenna In S-Video In Remote In		Like this, but slightly longer with a heat sink. Card Connectors
Hama DVB-T PCI-Karte [26] ca. 80 €	DVB, VDR possible [27] (lt. c't 11/2004)	Fusion 878A	Antenna In	Remote & IR-receiver included (via USB) Identical to the TwinHan VisionDTV Ter PCI	[28]
Hauppauge Old WinTV-NOVA-T PCI (until 06/2004) [29]	DVB, VDR	Philips	Antenna In Remote In	Since 07/2004 Hauppauge have been shipping a new Nova-T (see below) Comes with remote
Hauppauge New WinTV-NOVA-T PCI (since 07/2004) [30] ca. 100 €	Works with patches from [31] or >= kernel 2.6.12	Conexant cx2388x	Antenna In Antenna Out Remote In	Drivers included in kernel >= 2.6.12 (CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB) Comes with same remote as the older model	[32]
Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T-500 (since 09/2006) [33] ca. 100 €	works with v4l-dvb hg from 2006-09-20 [34] or kernel >= 2.6.19	DiBcom DiB0700	Antenna In Remote In (should now be working)	Dual DVB-T tuner card. PCI 2.2 card using 3.3V. Failed to run on PCI 2.1 system. Card contains a USB2.0 device with USB host controller. See DVB_USB for further details Device/drivers suffer from a serious problem. The USB DVB-T tuners seem to occasionally "disconnect" and reconnect during a tuning operation, this causes the kernel to oops requiring a reboot. Should be fixed now. USB Disconnect problem has not been fixed yet. See the linux-dvb mailing list for details. On my system, the USB disconnect doesn't require a reboot, just unloading the modules and reloading them restores it. The problem is annoying enough that approx 5 out of 40 recordings per week could be lost. scanning (or tuning with any AUTO parameters) is known to be broken in kernel 2.6.20, and probably earlier kernels too. Fixed in kernel 2.6.21; try [this patch] for older kernels. A new version appears to have been released (in the UK at least) which as of writing this (26/07/2007) doesn't work with the normal Nova-T 500 driver. The card is labelled with the 'Diversity' feature stickers and the actual model number on the board is Nova-TD 500. The card has two aerial connectors.
Hauppauge new WinTV-HVR-1300 (since 07/2005) [35] (HVR-1100 is similiar to HVR-1300, but without MPEG hardware encoder) ca. 130 €	Digital & Analogue working in repository [36]. Encoder support being worked on.	Conexant cx2388x	TV Antenna In FM Antenna In AV (Cinch) S-Video (Mini-DIN) Audio In Remote I	DVB support in kernel >= 2.6.12 (CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB)	[37]
Hauppauge new WinTV-HVR-1110 (since 09/2006) [38] (HVR-1110 is similiar to HVR-1100, but with a triangular shape and a Philips TDA10046 chipset) ca. 70 €	DVB-T and Analog	Philips SAA7134	TV Antenna In FM Antenna In AV (Cinch) S-Video (Mini-DIN) Audio In Remote I	Supported with the latest 2.6.18 kernel, need latest v4l-dvb (mercurial) to work on older kernels. See [39].
KNC1 KNC1 TV-Station DVB-T [40] ca. 80 €	DVB, ?	Philips SAA7146	Antenna In Antenna Out Common Interface
KWorld V-Stream Xpert DVB-T PCI [41] ca. 80 €	DVB, VDR possible [42] New card:[43] Full support :[[44]]	Conexant CX23883	Antenna In S-Video In Composite In Remote In	Remote & IR-receiver included There are three versions of this card, one with a Samsung tuner similar to the AVerMedia 771, another with a Thomson tuner (similar to the Nova-T 90002) and another with Thomson tuner DTT 7579. Both versions are supported.	[45]
KWorld KWorld DVB-T 220 [46]	DVB, analogue	Philips SAA7134	Antenna In (two) FM In Remote In	Automatically detected by recent Linux kernel. Requires 'modprobe saa7134-dvb' to enable DVB.
KWorld KWorld DVBT-100 [47]	DVB, analogue		Antenna In (two) FM In Remote In	Automatically detected by recent Linux kernel. Requires 'modprobe cx88-dvb' to enable DVB.
Leadtek Leadtek Winfast DTV 1000 T [48]	DVB	Conexant based system see LR6650	TV Antenna In S-Video Remote In	Since kernel 2.6.15-rc1	[49]
LifeView FlyDVB-T [50]	DVB-T only	Philips SAA7134	Antenna In S-Video In Composite in Remote In	Supported by Linux kernel 2.6.10.
LifeView FlyDVB-T Duo [51]	DVB-T and Analog	Philips SAA7135	Cable/Antenna In (two) S-Video In Composite In FM In Remote In	Combination analog/digital card Supported by Linux kernel 2.6.10.
LifeView FlyDVB Trio [52]	DVB-T, Satellite and Analog	Philips SAA7134	Satellite Antenna In Digital Antenna In Analog Antenna In S-Video/Composite In FM In Remote In	Combination analog/digital card Supported by Linux kernel 2.6.10.
LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid [53]	DVB-T and Analog	Philips SAA7133 Philips TDA10046H	TV Antenna in FM Antenna in S-Video in Composite video + stereo audio in IR-Remote	Hybrid analog/digital card Supported by Linux kernel 2.6.15.
LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid MCE PRO	DVB-T and Analog HW encoder	Philips SAA7131 Vixs encoder	Cable/Antenna In S-Video In Composite In FM In Remote In	Hybrid analog/digital HW encoder card Supported by Linux kernel 2.6.15.
Lorenzen SL DVB-T PCI [54]	DVB, VDR	Philips	Antenna In	Can support +5V power supply for Antenna (Jumper on board)	(Old Design): [55]
Medion CTX953 (a.k.a Creatix CTX 953: [56])	neither DVB-T nor analog currently work correctly.	NXP SAA 7131E/03/G NXP TDA 10046A NXP 8275AC1	Antenna In S-Video In Audio-In (3.5mm) Composite-In	ml-thread: [57]
Nebula DigiTV PCI [58] ca. 150 €	DVB,VDR NXT6000 demod supported by recent kernels, mt352 demod will be supported by kernels >= 2.6.14-rc1.	Demod Chip Old board: ATI NXT6000 New board: Zarlink MT352 Tuner (tin box) Alps TDED4 (both boards)	Antenna In Antenna Out AV In Remote In	Comes with remote	[59]
NPG Real DVB-T [60]	Doesn't seem to work.	Conexant CX23880-19 CX22702-25	Antenna In S-Video In Remote In	2.6.16 kernel recognizes the card as "Conexant DVB-T reference design" (card=19)
Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T PCI 250i [61] ~£26 in the UK	No support yet		Antenna In Remote In	DVB-T card Comes with remote control.	[62]
Pinnacle PCTV MediaCenter 300i [63] ca. 110 € (~40 € for "Dazzle" package with no remote)	DVB works with patches from [64], but see this thread [65] for recent regression post 2.6.12 Everyone seems happy using Hartmut's Patch [66] with more recent kernels. Check the associated thread for more info... July 2006: Worked out of the box with recent kernel 2.6.17 Debian unstable!	Philips SAA7134 Zarlink MT352 tda9887 PLL	Antenna In Remote In Composite Video In	Hybrid DVB-T / Analogue card. Comes with remote control.	[67][68]
Pinnacle PCTV MediaCenter 310i [69] ca. 110 €	DVB works with Debian AMD64 testing Worked out of the box with recent kernel 2.6.20	Philips SAA7134 TDA 10046H tda8275A PLL	Antenna In Remote In Composite Video In	Hybrid DVB-T / Analogue card. Comes with remote control. Quality better than Pinnacle software for win xp.
Pinnacle PCTV Dual DVB-T Pro PCI / 2000i [70] ca. 120 €	Not working so far (Oct.2006). Shows up as three unknown PCI devices ID 0040, 0041, 0042 with subsystems 0044. Manufacturer Pinnacle Systems Inc. detected correctly.	2x Zarlink ZL10353 2x Microtune MT2060 PINNACLE DTV BRIDGE 0612MP007/0611MP007	Antenna In Remote In	Dual DVB-T tuner card. Comes with remote control. Uses Pinnacle's own application, might not be avalable for Linux. High Quality Pictures	[71]
Satelco Satelco PCI [72] ca. 110 €	?	?	Antenna In Antenna Out	.	[73]
TechniSat AirStar 2 PCI / Air2PC DVB PCI [74] ca. 80 €	DVB, VDR possible [75][76]	?	Antenna In Antenna Out	Remote and LIRC Compatible Serial Dongle Included	[77]
TechnoTrend TT-DVB-T 1200 ca. 210 €	DVB, VDR	?	Antenna In Video Out	The TT-DVB-T 1200 is the only known full-featured DVB-T Card. Can only tune UHF channels: VHF is not supported with this card!	.
TechnoTrend TT-DVB-T 1500 ca. 79 €	DVB, VDR	Philips SAA7146 Tuner: Philips TDA10046H	Antenna In	Common Interface for TT-budget-S/C/T-1500 is supported. Gives wrong frequencies when channelscanning in for example xawtv4 and mythtv for at least one user. As long as the channel frequencies are adjusted afterwards everything works fine. (Hardware: 0000:00:14.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01))	.
TechnoTrend TT-DVB-T 1300 [78][79]	DVB, VDR	Philips	Antenna In
TechnoTrend TT-PCline Budget3 TA1000 ca. 90 €	?	?	Antenna In	Combination DVB-T and analog (PAL/NTSC)	[80]
TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB-T [81] ca. 80 €	DVB, VDR	Philips SAA7146 Tuner: Philips TDA10046H	Antenna In Video In
TerraTec Cinergy 1400 DVB-T [82] ca. 80 €	DVB, VDR	Tuner: Thomson TT 7579 Chipset Connexant CX88XX	Antenna In Antenna Out S-Video In S-Video/Composite Adapter Remote In	Use cx88xx with option card=30 (if kernel>=2.6.13) or card=19 (if kernel < 2.6.13) and use drivers: cx88_dvb cx8802 cx8800 cx88_blackbird (connexant ref. design)	[[83]]
TerraTec TerraTec Cinergy HT PCI [84] ca. 50 €	DVB-T, Analog TV, Radio	Tuner: Thomson TT 7579 Chipset SAA7134 Analog Tuner: tda8290+75 Digital Chipset: TDA10046H	Antenna In S-Video In Remote In Audio Out	Works with Module saa7134 for analog TV and saa7134-dvb for DVB-T Drivers from linuxtv.org work fine, no special options needed. Has remote included, does not work for me in linux so far.
TwinHan VisionDTV Ter PCI [85] ca. 80 €	DVB, VDR possible [86] (lt. c't 11/2004)	Fusion 878A	Antenna in	Remote & IR-receiver included (via USB) Identical to the Hama DVB-T PCI-Karte	[87]
TwinHan DTV Ter PCI (A&D) [88] Model: VP-30540 ca. 70 €	Works ok with FC4 latest 2.6 kernel and cx88xx option card=42. Cannot use the DVB, Analogue or FM tuners simultaneously.	3 Chips: Zarlink MT352 Conexant cx23883 Philips FMD1216ME	Antenna in FM (radio) in Composite in S-Video in Remote in	Hybrid (DVB-T & analog TV) You will see 4 new PCI-Devices: 14f1:8800 Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder 14f1:8801 unknown 14f1:8802 unknown 14f1:8804 unknown The non-DVB-T (analog-tuner) evtl. works running modprobe cx88xx tuner=63 EDIT: Got DVB-T to work with option card=42: cx88[0]: card=42 -> digitalnow DNTV Live! DVB-T Pro Playback is smooth the earlier comment about Jekryness was due to not have overlay switched on. The card even looks like the digitalnow DNTV Live! DVB-T Pro [89]	[90]
TwinHan 3506 Hybrid [91] Model: 3506 ~ £25 in UK	Works ok with FC7 latest 2.6 kernel and saa7134 module, card=109. Cannot use the DVB, Analogue or FM tuners simultaneously.	2 Chips: Philips SAA7131E Philips TDA10046H	Antenna in FM (radio) in Composite in S-Video in Remote in	Hybrid (DVB-T & analog TV) I2C gate tuning problem, you'll need to compile the driver with a small change
Yuan Yuan Stratford PG300 DVB-T [92] AUD $45	DVB, VDR possible	Conexant CX23881-19/CX22702-15	Antenna in IR in Antenna Loop out	Remote & IR-receiver included DVB Works with "options cx88xx card=43" Remote Not Working Includes Low-Profile bracket	[93]

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Currently Unsupported DVB-T PCI cards

If you own one or more devices from the following list and you want to help with support development, please contact the Linux-Media Mailing List (LMML). Note that if your device is similar to or contains components for which driver development is currently being undertaken, then it is possible that you will pique the developers' interest and can obtain some assistance that, possibly, leads to full support for your device.

However, please note that inquiries to the mailing list:

• Should NOT be treated as an order drop-off queue. You're soliciting help from volunteer developers who work on V4L-DVB matters in their spare time, and such work can be non-trivial (i.e. requiring even thousands of hours work). So being demanding is one sure route to being ignored. (Honestly, this point really shouldn't even need to be written, but you'd be surprised at the number of irrational individuals who write into the mailing list demanding this or that).
• May pass without garnering a response—a distinct byproduct of the fact that there are a limited number of developers, whom might be able to help, that are associated with the project. Often times, even if they wished to help, their energies are entirely tied up with other projects. In such cases, the best path might be to try to spearhead the driver development for your device yourself, or hire someone who can.