DVB-T USB Devices

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Also see general article about DVB USB

Manufacturer

Model number

Price

Supports Tuner / Chips Connections Others Pictures

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Afatech AF9005

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - dvb-usb-af9005.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Allnet all2006 USB DVB-T Stick USB1.1 af9005.fw [1]
The tuner sensitivity is less than impressive. The driver has trouble scanning channel lists with Kaffeine. If you use a channel list made with another DVB-T device, watching the channels isn't really a big problem (a few blocks are shown though). This could be a timeout problem.
Delock USB2.0 DVB-T Stick USB2.0/USB1.1 af9005.fw [2]
The case is insufficiently shielded.
Ridata USB DVB-T Stick T100 USB2.0/USB1.1 af9005.fw


Clarification/update needed for the following comments.

Comment: Not working at the moment: VT

Comment: Working but not in kernel yet, get CVS/Mercurial sources from linuxtv.org.

AVerMedia AVerTV A800

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - dib3000-common.ko
 - dib3000mc.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-dibusb-common.ko
 - dvb-usb-a800.ko

These devices are clones of a DVB-T USB2.0 reference design made by DiBcom.

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-T USB 2.0 USB2.0/USB1.1 DiBcom 3000P dvb-usb-avertv-a800-02.fw [3]
Remote control handling is different to the one used in the other DiBusb clones and many essential keys do not work at all (with X.org and linux kernels 2.6.17 and 2.6.18).


DiBcom DVB-T

DiB3000M-B USB1.1 DVB-T devices

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - dib3000-common.ko
 - dib3000mb.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-dibusb-common.ko
 - dvb-usb-dibusb-mb.ko

Most of these devices are (sometimes slightly modified) clones of a DVB-T USB1.1 reference design made by DiBcom.

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
AVerMedia AVerTV DVBT USB USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [4]
ADSTech Instant TV DVB-T USB USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [5]
ADSTech Instant TV DVB-T USB2.0 USB2.0, USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-adstech-usb2-02.fw [6]
This device is dark blue.
Artec T1 USB2.0 USB2.0, USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw [7]
Compro Videomate DVB-U2000 USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [8]
CTS Portable (Chinese Television System) USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [9]
DigitalRise DVB-T USB 1.1 Ter USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [10]
Grandtec DVB-T USB1.1 USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [11]
HAMA DVB-T USB1.1 device USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [12]
JetWay DTV DVB-T USB USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [13]
KWorld V-Stream XPERT DTV DVB-T USB USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [14]
TwinhanDTV USB-Ter (VP7041) USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [15]
First DVB-T USB box on the market with DiB3000M-B built-in.
TwinhanDTV Magic Box (VP7041e) USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [16]
Ultima Electronic/Artec T1 USB TVBOX USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B, variable dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw or dvb-usb-dibusb-an2235-01.fw [17]
There are several clones of this device: some have the AN2235 USB controller instead of the AN2135; some use a Panasonic tuner instead of the default Thomson Cable tuner. Most of the Boxes have standard Cypress USB IDs which makes it very hard to identify them. A HOWTO for this devices can be found here.
VideoWalker DVB-T USB USB1.1 DiBcom 3000M-B dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw [18]


DiB3000M-C/P USB2.0 DVB-T devices

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - dib3000-common.ko
 - dib3000mc.ko
 - mt2060.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-dibusb-common.ko
 - dvb-usb-dibusb-mc.ko

These frontend(s)/demodulator(s) can be found in various revisions of this device: 

 - DiBcom 3000M-C
 - DiBcom 3000P

[FIXME: which for which devices?]

These devices are clones of DVB-T USB2.0 reference designs made by DiBcom. MOD3000P1 (FX2), MOD3000P1.2 (FX2-LP) and STK3000P.

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Artec T14 USB2.0/USB1.1 MT2060 silicon tuner dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw [19]
Grand DVB-T Pen USB 2.0 USB2.0, USB1.1 MT2060 silicon tuner dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw [20]
LiteOn USB DVB-T TV Tuner USB2.0, USB1.1 MT2060 silicon tuner dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw [21]
Leadtek WinFast DTV Dongle USB2.0/USB1.1 MT2060 silicon tuner dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw [22]
MSI Digivox Mini SL USB2.0 MT2060 silicon tuner dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw [23]
Typhoon TV Movie Stick USB2.0, (USB1.1?) MT2060 silicon tuner dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw [24]
"Art. 50506"
YUAN PD300 DVB-T mobility USB2.0, USB1.1 MT2060 silicon tuner dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw [25]


DiB0700 USB2.0 DVB-T devices

Note: Currently, at least two dib0700-based devices are known to have problems. The Nova-T 500 suffers from random disconnects after a few hours or days, and the Nova-T Stick, and possibly others using the same hardware, suffer from I2C errors. Updating to current Hg drivers and using new firmware should cure these.

All devices below will be fully supported by the LinuxTV drivers very soon. The following modules are needed for these devices: 

 - dib7000m.ko
 - dib7000p.ko
 - dib3000mc.ko
 - mt2060.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-dib0700.ko

These frontend(s)/demodulator(s) can be found in various revisions of this device: 

 - DiBcom DiB7000P, DiBcom DiB7000PC

Comment: In case someone is opening the device, one can find the DiB7700-chips (B/C/D), which is demodulator and USB in one silicon. The USB firmware used is the same for all devices.

The dvb-usb-dib0700 module has a parameter which forces the activation of LNAs (Low Noise Amplifier). If you have reception problems you can try to load the module with force_lna_activation=1 and see if it works better. Normally the LNA is controlled automatically by software so, in general, there should be no need to force activation. If a device has an LNA, it is shown in the table below; for those which have no LNA, this parameter has no meaning.

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-T Volar USB2.0 DiB7700P, MT2060 dvb-usb-dib0700-xx.fw [26]
Compro Videomate U500 USB2.0 DiB7700P, MT2060 dvb-usb-dib0700-xx.fw [27]
Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual PCI with embedded USB2.0 2×DiB3000P, 2×MT2060, LNA dvb-usb-dib0700-xx.fw [28]
A.K.A. "Bristol". The LNA needs manual activation.
Hauppauge Nova-T Stick USB2.0 DiB7700M or DiB7700P, MT2060 dvb-usb-dib0700-xx.fw [29]
Identical to the USB Stick Elgato is selling.

There are two known variants; see the main page for this device for identification and support details.

Leadtek WinFast DTV Dongle USB2.0 DiB7700P, MT2060 dvb-usb-dib0700-xx.fw
There exists another device with the same design and name but different internals. Both are supported by linuxtv.org.


HanfTek UMT-010

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - mt352.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-dibusb-common.ko
 - dvb-usb-umt-010.ko

The USB protocol which is used by this device is equal to the one used in DiBcom USB2.0 reference design. Thanks to Hanftek who especially wrote a firmware for easy Linux-Support.

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Hanftek UMT-010 USB2.0 Zarlink MT352 dvb-usb-umt-010-02.fw [30]
Stick-sized. Different colours (blue, grey, red).


Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T usb2

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - dib3000-common.ko
 - dib3000mc.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-dibusb-common.ko
 - dvb-usb-nova-t-usb2.ko

These devices are clones of a DVB-T USB2.0 reference design made by DiBcom.

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-T USB2 USB2.0, USB1.1 DiBcom 3000P dvb-usb-nova-t-usb2-01.fw [31]
It has a MAC address.


LifeView

Devices are starting to be supported.

See http://linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/LifeView

LifeView TV Walker Twin

Works well (two tuners).

The TV Walker twin contains a ULi M9206, which is, according to the website, a "versatile digital audio/video controller for various digital TV standards such as DVB and ATSC. M9206 supports Microsoft's latest Broadcast Driver Architecture (BDA), which offer customers design flexibility and broad market coverage to both DVB and ATSC standards." A pair of TDA10046A OFDM channel demodulators and TDA8275A Silicon Tuners provide the DVB-T functionality. There is also an IR receiver which is presumably controlled by the M9206. Note: this device's USB cable comes with 2 USB plugs. This is not one plug per tuner; plug in both of them together to supply adequate power to the device.

Nebula DigiTV USB version - DVB-T

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - mt352.ko
 - nxt6000.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-digitv.ko
Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Nebula DigiTV USB USB2.0 Zarlink MT352 or NxtWave Nxt6000 dvb-usb-digitv-01.fw [32]
There is an SDK for download on the Nebula WebSite, which was used to improve the driver's quality. Was the first USB2.0 box on the market (late 2003/early 2004).


TerraTec Cinergy T²

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - cinergyT2.ko
Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
TerraTec Cinergy T² USB2.0 Zarlink MT352 [33]
The programming of the MT352 is hidden behind the USB protocol defined within the firmware.


Twinhan DVB-T USB2.0

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-vp7045.ko
Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
DigitalNow TinyUSB 2 DVB-t USB2.0 Zarlink MT352 dvb-usb-vp7045-01.fw [34]
DigitalRise DVB-T USB 2.0 Ter Beetle USB2.0 Zarlink MT352 dvb-usb-vp7045-01.fw [35]
dnt EuroMini 100 USB2.0 Zarlink MT352 dvb-usb-vp7045-01.fw [36]
Fujitsu-Siemens DVB-T Mobile TV Tuner USB2.0 Zarlink MT352 dvb-usb-vp7045-01.fw de en
TwinhanDTV Alpha USB2.0 Zarlink MT352 dvb-usb-vp7045-01.fw [37]
It seems that some TwinhanDTV Alphas need newer firmware. The symptoms are that they can not find any channels. Consequently, they are unusable at the moment. See these posts for more details: [38][39][40][41]
TwinhanDTV MagicBoxII USB2.0 Zarlink MT352 dvb-usb-vp7045-01.fw [42]


The programming of the MT352 is hidden behind the USB protocol defined within the firmware.

WideView/Yakumo/Hama/Typhoon/Yuan Boxes and Pens

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-dtt200u.ko

These frontend(s)/demodulator(s) can be found in various revisions of this device: 

 - Zarlink MT352
 - The new units use the Zarlink ZL10353 instead of MT352
 - for pentype design it is unknown (but it doesn't matter at all)

The programming of the MT352 is hidden behind the USB protocol defined within the firmware. These boxes can only deliver part of the Transport Stream (using a hardware PID filter); it is not known how to deactivate this. (The driver was completely reverse-engineered without the help of its real vendor (assuming WideView is the manufacturer). UPDATE: the vendor was so kind to provide information about unknown commands, hence the driver is complete.

There is apparently another Yakumo model not covered:

Hi, I've purchased a "Yakumo Quickstick TV easy" and it doesn't work after compiling and installing the modules. Its vendor and product id ara 0x14aa and 0x620, and it does not appear in modules.usbmap. So I think it's not defined... ßingen.

Firmware: The firmware for the new rev Freecom sticks (dvb-usb-wt220u-fc03.fw) can be obtained from here [43]

Warning: When checking the table below, check the USB ID to see if you have an old or new revision of the firmware.

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Yakumo DVB-T mobile USB USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-dtt200u-01.fw [44]
A.K.A DTT200U
Yakumo QuickStick DVB-T USB USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw [45]
Pen-sized
Yakumo QuickStick Basic DVB-T USB USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-zl0353-01.fw [46]
Pen-sized
Yakumo QuickStick Basic DVB-T USB USB2.0 dvb-usb-wt220u-fc03.fw [47]
Pen-sized.
USB ID 14aa:0225 (cold state, before firmware).
USB ID 14aa:0226 (warm state, after firmware).
Yuan DVB2GO UB300 USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-dtt200u-01.fw [48]
Yuan PD300 DVB-T mini USB2.0, USB1.1 MT2060 silicon tuner? dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw [49]
Hama DVB-T Box USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-02.fw [50]
Typhoon USB2.0 DVB-T Box USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-dtt200u-01.fw
Typhoon DVB-T USB Drive USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw [51]
Pen-sized.
WideView USB2.0 DVB-T Receiver USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-dtt200u-01.fw [52]
WideView Pentype DVB-T-Receiver (WT-220U) USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw [53]
Pen-sized.
Freecom DVB-T USB Stick USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw [54]
Pen-sized.
Freecom DVB-T USB Stick (25451 rev3) USB2.0 dvb-usb-wt220u-fc03.fw [55]
Pen-sized.
USB ID (before firmware): 14aa:0225
V-Gear PocketDTV USB2.0 DVB-T TVBox USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-dtt200u-01.fw [56]
Small container.
V-Gear MobiDTV USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw or dvb-usb-wt220u-02.fw [57]
Pen-sized.
dnt EuroStick USB-Stick DVB-T Receiver USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw [58]
Pen-sized.
Redbell DVB-T USB Stick (TDT-2GO) USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw or dvb-usb-wt220u-fc03.fw or dvb-usb-wt220u-zl0353-01.fw [59] [60] [61]
Pen-sized. Valid for PCMCIA version.
New revision of those devices with ZL0353 inside USB2.0, USB1.1 dvb-usb-wt220u-zl0353-01.fw [62]
Pen-sized.
USB ID (before firmware): 14aa:022a.

Someone has three of these running just fine in parallel; USB IDs 14aa:0221 and 14aa:022b.

Club 3D ZAP-TV250mini USB2.0, USB1.1 MT2060 silicon tuner dvb-usb-wt220u-02.fw (dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw untested) [63]
USB ID (before firmware): 14aa:0220
Gainward DVB2go USB2.0 dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw or dvb-usb-wt220u-02.fw
Clone of YUAN PD300.
Bestbuy Easy TV USB2.0 dvb-usb-wt220u-02.fw
This is a WideView WT-220U PenType Receiver (Typhoon/Freecom). It works with newest linuxtv driver version.


Supported Em2880/Em2870 Based USB DVB-T devices

Official project site: Em2880

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Kworld 350 U DVB-T USB
MSI DigiVox A/D USB2.0 [64]
Hauppauge WinTV HVR 900 (rev. 1.0) USB [65]
Terratec Cinergy Hybrid T XS USB ZL10353 [66]
Terratec Cinergy Hybrid T XS USB MT352 [67]
Terratec Cinergy Hybrid T XS France} USB
Terratec Prodigy Hybrid T XS USB [68]
Terratec Cinergy T XS USB XC3028 [69]
Terratec Cinergy T XS USB MT2060
Pinnacle PCTV USB Stick USB Device notes [70]
DNT DA2 Hybrid USB [71]
Pinnacle PCTV Hybrid Pro Stick USB [72]
Empire USB 2.0 Pen Dual TV USB [73]
BestBuy Easy TV USB hybrid USB
USB ID EB1A:2881
Dazzle TV Hybrid Stick USB [74]
USB ID EB1A:2881


Hybrid (DVB-T & Analogue)

Hybrid devices have a DVB-demodulator and a analogue capturing chip. Normally they share a tuner.

Medion MD95700 (DVB-T)

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - cx22702.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-cxusb.ko

The analogue part (handled by a Conexant CX25842) is not supported yet. The cx25840 driver from ivtv can be used to implement support.

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Medion MD 95700 4in1 USB2.0 Conexant CX22702
The box also has a X10 remote control. This is radio, not IR, and is supported by the atiremote driver. It also has a USB2.0 hub (Tetrahub) with one additional USB port. Both of them are working without mains power.


There is a new firmware, version 1.0.2.14, for the MD 95700 from Medion. You can download it directly: [75] (in German). Please read the Readme before you flash the box.

This update fixes some video problems, but it is incompatible with the old dvb-usb drivers (i.e. kernels from 2005). If you use your box under Windows, don't forget to ensure that the Windows drivers are up to date too.

Suse 10.1 users might also want to see the distro-specific notes in the Medion MD95700 (DVB-T) article.

DViCO FusionHDTV USB

This class of usb devices is codenamed, Bluebird.

All devices below are fully supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices: 

 - lgdt330x.ko
 - mt352.ko
 - zl10353.ko
 - dvb-usb.ko
 - dvb-usb-cxusb.ko

These frontend(s)/demodulator(s) can be found in various revisions of this device: 

 - LG Electronics DT3303
 - Zarlink MT352
 - Zarlink ZL10353


Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
DViCO FusionHDTV 5 USB Gold USB2.0 dvb-usb-bluebird-01.fw [76]
DViCO FusionHDTV USB DVB-T USB2.0 dvb-usb-bluebird-01.fw [77]
There is a working Mac driver written by John Dalgliesh. http://www.defyne.org
DViCO FusionHDTV DVB-T Dual USB USB2.0 dvb-usb-bluebird-01.fw [78]
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