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In relation to V4L-DVB devices, a PCI [[interface chipsets|interface chipset]] is a bridge between the device's receiver (in the case of TV tuner devices) and A/V inputs (in the case of some devices) and the host computer's PCI bus. Some examples of PCI interface chipsets that are used in V4L-DVB PCI cards include:
Several Chipsets have been used for DVB cards in the past, here some examples:


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[[SAA7146]] ([[Philips Semiconductor]])
|+'''PCI interface Chipsets'''
|-
! Vendor !! Chipset !! A/V decoder !! DVB support !! Associated <br>Kernel Modules !! Comments


|-
Used in some of the earliest [[DVBCards]], the [[Siemens]] DVB-C cards, the [[Technotrend]] and the [[KNC1]] cards.
| [[B2C2 Inc.]]
| [[B2C2 FlexCop|FlexCop]]
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|
* Capable of PID filtering
|-
| [[Brooktree Corporation|Brooktree]]
| [[Brooktree Bt848|Bt848]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
* bttv
|


|-
| [[Brooktree Corporation|Brooktree]]
| [[Brooktree Bt878|Bt878]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
* bttv
* snd-bt878
* btaudio
|


|-
[[BT878]] ([[Booktree]]) ??
| [[Conexant]]
| [[Conexant Fusion 878A|Fusion 878A]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
* bttv
* snd-bt878
* btaudio
* dvb-bt8xx
|


|-
Used e.g. by some [[Avermedia]] cards, by the [[Nebula DigiTV]], and some [[TwinHan]] cards.
| [[Conexant]]
| [[Conexant CX2388x|CX2388x]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
* cx88
* cx88-alsa
* cx88-dvb
|


|-
| [[Digimove]]
| [[Digimove Mantis|Mantis]]
| {{Unknown}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|


|-
[[SAA7134]] ([[Philips Semiconductor]])
| [[Philips Semiconductors|Philips]] / [[NXP Semiconductors]]
| [[Philips SAA7134|SAA7134]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|
* saa7134
* saa7134-alsa
* saa7134-dvb
|
|-
| [[Philips Semiconductors|Philips]]
| [[Philips SAA7146|SAA7146]]
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|
* saa7146
* saa7146_vv
|
* Has some minor video processing capabilities (scaling)
* saa7146_vv is only associated with [[Full-featured Card|"Full-featured" cards]]
|-
| [[SDMC|SDMC Microelectronics Co.,LTD]]
| [[SDMC DM1105|DM1105]]
| {{Unknown}}
| {{Yes}}
|
|


|}
Successor of the [[SAA7146]]


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Latest revision as of 21:56, 3 October 2009

In relation to V4L-DVB devices, a PCI interface chipset is a bridge between the device's receiver (in the case of TV tuner devices) and A/V inputs (in the case of some devices) and the host computer's PCI bus. Some examples of PCI interface chipsets that are used in V4L-DVB PCI cards include:

PCI interface Chipsets
Vendor Chipset A/V decoder DVB support Associated
Kernel Modules
Comments
B2C2 Inc. FlexCop No Yes
  • Capable of PID filtering
Brooktree Bt848 Yes No
  • bttv
Brooktree Bt878 Yes No
  • bttv
  • snd-bt878
  • btaudio
Conexant Fusion 878A Yes Yes
  • bttv
  • snd-bt878
  • btaudio
  • dvb-bt8xx
Conexant CX2388x Yes Yes
  • cx88
  • cx88-alsa
  • cx88-dvb
Digimove Mantis ? Unknown Yes
Philips / NXP Semiconductors SAA7134 Yes Yes
  • saa7134
  • saa7134-alsa
  • saa7134-dvb
Philips SAA7146 No Yes
  • saa7146
  • saa7146_vv
  • Has some minor video processing capabilities (scaling)
  • saa7146_vv is only associated with "Full-featured" cards
SDMC Microelectronics Co.,LTD DM1105 ? Unknown Yes