Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 22:39:15 +0100 From: Richard Bown <richard.bown@blueyonder.co.uk> To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: TV-Tuner cards ( NTSC / PAL / SECAM ) - which works best? Message-ID: <20080522223915.12bcfe41@gb7tf> In-Reply-To: <789893.33757.qm@web63006.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <789893.33757.qm@web63006.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, 22 May 2008 13:31:07 -0700 (PDT) Fritz Katz <frtzkatz@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Is there a TV-Tuner card (that works under FreeBSD!) > which can tune to RF-input with any of the world's TV > standards? > > Or, do I need to open up my PC and switch out the card > when I travel to Europe/USSR/USA/Japan/... > > Please post your success and failure stories about > TV-Tuner cards here! > > While we're at it, has anyone been able to get any of > the USB TV tuners working with FreeBSD? > > ------------------ > Hi Fritz Apparently a USB DVB-T stick usually sold under the "pinnicle" brand does or did until the chip set was up graded If you look for a card sold in Europe you can nearly always guarantee PAL and SECAM, If it does PAL you should have no problems with NTSC, all they do is turnoff the PAL switch If I could remember the exact spelling, but something like Hauppage produce a good selection of PCI &,USBTV cards/sticks, the analogure connexant drivers are fairly mature.. HTH Richard > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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