ATSC USB devices

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On this page you will find information regarding ATSC USB devices.

Supported ATSC USB Devices

The following table lists the confirmed working ATSC PCI cards and provides a brief summary of their features and components.

In addition to this list,

  • there are several devices that may actually work with existing drivers, but no reports have yet been provided. If you have such a non-listed but working device please do report your success (either here and/or on the dvb-mailing list). Your contribution would be greatly appreciated, and would allow for developers to add your device's definitions to the current drivers, so that it may be properly listed/named when detected.
  • if you do not see your card on the list, there may already be experimental support available. Currently, the best source for information on devices with experimental support is found by searching the dvb mailing list achieves (Google works well) or by posting a question about the device directly to the list (but please conduct a search first, as it may already have been discussed).
  • More information on USB supported devices can also be found in DVB USB.


Vendor
Model
Added to
Kernel
Frontend Bridge Interface 8VSB QAM NTSC Other Features
DViCO
FusionHDTV5 USB Gold
2.6.16 LG Innotek TDVS-H064F
* TAU6034 tuner
* TDA9887 demodulator (A)
* LG DT3303 demodulator (D)
Cypress FX2LP yes yes no1 * S-Video & Composite inputs 1
  • Note 1: Hardware should allow it, but the driver has no analog support as of yet (its forthcoming).


  • TechniSat Air2PC USB (BCM and Nxt versions) ?
  • TechniSat AirStar-HD5000-USB


Experimental Support

Within the developers section of the LinuxTV Project's Mercurial (Hg) repository, experimental support for the following devices can be found:

  • Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950
  • Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick (800e)
    • Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick ... looks to be the exact same as the "Pro" sans the remote and a/v cables
  • Elgato Hybrid
  • OnAir USB HDTV (original Sasem model)
  • OnAir USB HDTV Creator

Do not let the "experimental" tag scare you, as the level of device functionality may actually be quite high. After additional testing and/or feature work, the drivers for these devices will make their way into the main branch of Hg and become candidates for inclusion into the Linux kernel.

Currently Unsupported ATSC USB Devices

  • ADS Tech Mini HDTV USB (PTV-384-EF)
  • Aeromax UAH3001 USB 2.0 ATSC Hybrid Receiver ... you'll see them on ebay
  • AITech HDTV USB 2.0
  • AnySee E30 or E50 series ... available in Korea only?
  • AnyTV ATSC Stick ... you'll see them on ebay ... possibly a LifeView OEM
  • Artec T14A
  • ATI/AMD TV Wonder 600 USB
  • AVerMedia AverTV Hybrid Ultra USB (AP6R)
  • AVerMedia AVerTVHD Volar (A868R)
  • Diamond Multimedia XtremeTV HDTV100 (this device may actually be similar to the above Hauppauge, Pinnicle and Elgato devices though, so it might work)
  • FujiPlus FD-USB728
  • Geniatech HDTV THRILLER USB U6010A (this device may actually be similar to the above Hauppauge, Pinnicle and Elgato usb stick devices, so it might work)
    • also sold as the Anyware GT-U6010A [1]
  • Geniatech HDTV THRILLER USB A680 ... a usb box
  • Geniatech HDTV THRILLER USB U6800A ... a usb box ... (no idea how it differs from the visually identical A680 model)
  • KWorld ATSC 310U
  • KWorld ATSC 315U ... (aka KWorld PlusTV HD USB-315)
  • KWorld ATSC 330U ....(aka KWorld PlusTV HD Hybrid Stick 330)
  • Miglia TVMini HD
  • Miglia TVMini HD+
  • OnAir GT (highly similar to the DViCO FusionHDTV5 USB Gold)
  • Plextor PX-HDTV500U
  • SIGMACOM SIGMA HDTV5 USB v1 ... available in Korea only?
  • Twinhan TwinhanDTV ATSC / NTSC Dongle
  • VBox Cat's Eye USB-A 3560

From the old page, please clean up:

Multi-purpose DVB/ATSC

TechnoTrend Budget USB1.1 (DVB-S/T/C)

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

 - stv0299.ko
 - cx22700.ko
 - tda1004x.ko
 - tda8083.ko
 - ves1820.ko
 - dvb-ttusb-budget.ko

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

 - STMicroelectronics STV0299
 - Conexant CX22700
 - Philips TDA10046
 - Philips TDA8083
 - VLSI VES1820
Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-S USB USB1.1 [2]
Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T USB USB1.1 Philips TDA10046 dvb-fe-tda10046.fw [3]
Satelco USB-Box DVB-S/T/C USB1.1 Philips TDA10046 dvb-fe-tda10046.fw [4]
TechnoTrend TT-PCline USB family DVB-S/T/C USB1.1 Philips TDA10046 dvb-fe-tda10046.fw [5]


TechnoTrend DEC Budget USB1.1 (DVB-S/T)

All devices below (except the DEC1100-T) are supported by the LinuxTV driver. The following drivers are needed for these devices:

 - ttusbdecfe.ko
 - ttusb_dec.ko

The DECs are set-top boxes equipped with a USB port and can be used without a PC. The TV-Out can't be used for PC output.

Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
Hauppauge DEC3000-S USB (DVB-S) USB1.1 DEC-specific dvb-ttusb-dec-3000s.fw [6]
Hauppauge DEC2000-T USB (DVB-T) USB1.1 DEC-specific dvb-ttusb-dec-2000t.fw [7]
Hauppauge DEC1100-T (DVB-T) USB1.1 DEC-specific [8]
TV set-top box only - no PC output
Hauppauge DEC2540-T USB (DVB-T) USB1.1 DEC-specific
Similar to DEC2000-T but with Conax(?) decrypt card slot. Decryption is not supported under GNU/Linux. Only sold in the Netherlands.


TechniSat/B2C2 Sky/Air/Cable2PC USB (Flexcop-based) (DVB-S/T/C / ATSC)

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

 - stv0299.ko
 - stv0297.ko
 - mt352.ko
 - mt312.ko
 - nxt2002.ko
 - bcm3510.ko
 - b2c2-flexcop.ko
 - b2c2-flexcop-usb.ko

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

 - STMicroelectronics STV0299
 - STMicroelectronics STV0297
 - Zarlink MT312
 - Zarlink MT352
 - NxtWave Nxt2002
 - Broadcom BCM3510
Device / Model Type Hardware Firmware URL / Pictures
Comments & quirks
TechniSat/B2C2 SkyStar USB USB1.1 [9]
TechniSat/B2C2 SkyStar USB Plus USB2.0 [10]
TechniSat/B2C2 AirStar USB DVB-T USB1.1 [11]
Not supported?

W3ird_N3rd says that "it is detected perfectly but it is not capable of locking onto any channel, 0 channels are found. My antenna is fine and the device does work on Windows, so somehow support for this device is broken. Don't buy it till it's fixed."

TechniSat/B2C2 AirStar USB ATSC USB1.1 Broadcom BCM3510 dvb-fe-bcm3510-01.fw [12]
TechniSat/B2C2 CableStar USB USB1.1
Discontinued