KWorld DVB-T PC160-2T: Difference between revisions
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Via VT6210 USB controller. Afatech AF9015 tuner chip; second tuner believed to be AF9013. My recently purchased card labeled PC-160-T has only an AF9015A tuner, and does not seem to respond correctly to the dvb-usb-af9015 driver and firmware options. |
Via VT6210 USB controller. Afatech AF9015 tuner chip; second tuner believed to be AF9013. My recently purchased card labeled PC-160-T has only an AF9015A tuner, and does not seem to respond correctly to the dvb-usb-af9015 driver and firmware options. |
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Note For Peak Branded Variant |
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The peak variant of this card has suspend issues on Linux and windows, I don't know if these are present in the KWorld card also. In windows it doesn't reload after suspend and in Linux (Ubuntu 11.04/11.10) wont allow the computer to suspend . |
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There is an easy work around I've found however when using myth TV. |
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In capture card settings if you open up the tuner and go to recording options, check open on demand. This means that when Myth doesn't need the card it will unload it (lights switch off on card to indicate this.) So when the recording is finished myth unloads the card and your media PC can suspend properly. This setting is more aimed at users using more than one program needing tuner access but it works for this just as well. |
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As a last note I can verify that the Peak version of the card works with the same firmware as the KWorld chip, which are included in the restricted drivers in ubuntu or available from via link on this wiki, I've tested both and they are all fine at time of writing |
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Revision as of 15:19, 16 October 2011
A DVB-T USB device from KWorld
Also available as the Peak PC-160-T [1]
Via VT6210 USB controller. Afatech AF9015 tuner chip; second tuner believed to be AF9013. My recently purchased card labeled PC-160-T has only an AF9015A tuner, and does not seem to respond correctly to the dvb-usb-af9015 driver and firmware options.
Note For Peak Branded Variant
The peak variant of this card has suspend issues on Linux and windows, I don't know if these are present in the KWorld card also. In windows it doesn't reload after suspend and in Linux (Ubuntu 11.04/11.10) wont allow the computer to suspend .
There is an easy work around I've found however when using myth TV.
In capture card settings if you open up the tuner and go to recording options, check open on demand. This means that when Myth doesn't need the card it will unload it (lights switch off on card to indicate this.) So when the recording is finished myth unloads the card and your media PC can suspend properly. This setting is more aimed at users using more than one program needing tuner access but it works for this just as well.
As a last note I can verify that the Peak version of the card works with the same firmware as the KWorld chip, which are included in the restricted drivers in ubuntu or available from via link on this wiki, I've tested both and they are all fine at time of writing