DVB-S PCI 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).

DVB-S full-featured Cards

All these so called full-featured cards have the AV711x MPEG2 Decoder onboard. Please be sure to know their limitations before you are going to spend too much money for these cards. You need at least one of them in your VDR System unless you install the Software Decoder Plugin. All other DVB programs don't have this limitation.

The more modern approach are the decoder-less cards listed below, every modern computer is able to decoder MPEG2 in software.

Vendor Model number Price	Linux-Support Peripheral connectors	Comments	Pictures Links Developer Infos
Rev. 1.3 sold as: Fujitsu-Siemens DVB-S Rev 1.3	supports: DVB, VDR Connectors: 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	Dev Info Details File:Hauppauge Wintv dvb-s rev1.3.jpg
Rev.1.5 sold as: Technisat SkyStar 1 Rev 1.5, tt2000.8	supports: DVB, VDR Connectors: 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	Dev Info Details
Rev.1.6 sold as:	supports: DVB, VDR Connections: 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	supports: DVB, VDR Connections: 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	supports: DVB, VDR Connections: 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	Product link

DVB-S Budget Cards

The way to go if you own a recent computer and are not willing to spend too much money for state-of-the art technology.

Manufacturer / Model number / Price	Supports	Tuner / Chips	Connections	Others	Pictures
Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-s PCI Modell 541 [1]	DVB, VDR		Sat in		[2]
Hauppauge NOVA-CI Modell 588 [3]	DVB, VDR		Sat in Common Interface		[4]
Fujitsu-Siemens Activy DVB-S Budget	DVB, VDR		Sat in
Technotrend PCline budget DVB-S[5]	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