Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1950

A hybrid ATSC USB 2.0 device by Hauppauge.

It is currently supported by LinuxTV

Note: As of August 2014, the WinTV-HVR-1955 is sometimes shipped instead of the HVR-1950. The HVR-1955 does not, at this time, have a open-source driver available. A source-level driver for Linux is available from Hauppauge after a NDA is signed. Hauppauge technical support can be contacted for more details. You should receive two files - one a kernel patch for the driver and a binary blob used with the Silicon Labs 2177 tuner. Those two allow the 1955 to work. Confirmed with Arch Linux on a 3.17.6 kernel. Note that you might need to tweak the patch to get it to compile but the changes are minor.

Note: As of Jan 2016 NDA is not required. Drivers can be found here: http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/linux.html

Overview/Features

  * Single tuner
     * NTSC analog TV (MPEG-2 decoder)
     * ATSC over-the-air digital TV, up to 1080i
     * Clear QAM digital cable TV, up to 1080i
     * FM radio
  * A/V Inputs
     * S-video
     * Composite
     * RCA Stereo
  * Built in IR receiver in device
  * Has Remote control and IR blaster

Hardware

  * Conexant CX23417 encoder
  * 2D comb filter
  * Datarates: 2 to 7.5 Mbits/sec
  * External USB device with seperate 5-12V 2A power supply
  * 6.5 oz

External Links

• Hauppauge product page