Saa7162 devices
Saa7162 devices are collectively those PCIe devices that are based upon either a SAA7160, SAA7161 or SAA7162 chip, and which will be supported under Linux by the SAA716x kernel driver module.
Supported Cards
There are currently no supported cards. (Check here for current status of driver development).
Examples of saa7160 Based Cards
AVerMedia AVerTV Speedy Hybrid PCI-E
- AVerMedia AVerTV Speedy Hybrid PCI-E Its a combo card Analog + DVB-T
Kworld pe355-2T PCI-E Dual DVB-T TV Card Pro
- Kworld pe355-2T PCI-E Dual DVB-T TV Card Pro is a dual DVB-T card.
Examples of saa7162 Based Cards
Blackgold TV BGT3540
A "6 in 1" PCI express card, dual digital satellite, dual digital terrestrial, dual analogue terrestrial. Dual F connectors for two DVB-S sources, one Belling-Lee connector for terrestrial.
See product page and specifications.
DNTV PCI Express cards
- DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI Express (a rebadge of the FlyTV Express X1 MST-T2A2EX, see below)
- DNTV Live! QuattroS PCI Express
See v4l discussion.
KWorld PCI Express Hybrid
An early example of a card that uses the saa7162 decoder chip is this hybrid card, which also supports Intel's serial digital video out (SDVO):
See product page.
(Someone needs to tell them it's hybrid, not hybird!)
LifeView Express cards
Philips PCV290
Dual DVB-T and Dual DVB-S Reference Design
Uses 2xTDA8263 DVB-S Tuner, 1 x TDA10093 Dual Channel DVB-S channel decoder, 2xTDA8275A DVB-T Tuner, 2xTDA10046A DVB-T channel decoder, 1xSAA7162E TV video/audio decoder/PCI express interface)
Pinnacle PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro
Tuner cards from Pinnacle with PCI Express x1. PackardBell have some windows drivers for them.
Pinnacle PCTV Dual Analog + DVB-T + DVB-S, Pinnacle_PCTV_7010iX: Two FM, DVB-T, analog TV, and two DVB-S recievers. Chips used: Philips SAA7162, Philips TDA8275A, Zarlink ZL10313 (for DVB-S).
Pinnacle PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro PCI-e, Pinnacle_PCTV_3010iX: Low profile card, Two FM, DVB-T, analog TV recievers. Chips used: Philips SAA7162, Philips TDA8275A.
ViXS Diamond Reference Design
In August 2005, ViXS Systems announced the Diamond PCI Express TV tuner reference design. The design provides for analog and hybrid (analog/digital) video processing, combining ViXS' XCode II-L Dual MPEG Encoder with Philips' SAA7162 Dual Video Decoder and Philips' TV tuner (press release).
Examples of saa7160e Based Cards
Creatix CTX975
PCIe DVB-T receiver in a 34 mm Express Card design.
See product page and specifications.