Stephen Williams wrote: > Surely this can't be too much to ask? I'm looking for a DVB-T USB > stick which I can buy now and is solidly supported, that's all. > > Previously i've picked up a couple of MSI Digivox II sticks that when > delivered turned out to be unsupported MSI Digivox II V2.0 sticks, so > it's no longer safe to order those. Then I picked up a couple of MSI > Mega Sky 580 sticks (the x5581 version) which appear to be incapable > of receiving a decent signal under windows or linux (note that I > haven't had signal problems with 4 previous DVB-T receivers). > > So i'm now hoping for "third time lucky". Any suggestions of supported > devices that are known to work without issues would be greatly > appreciated. > > I've checked the wiki for information but it all seems to be completed > out of date. > I'm beginning to believe that from a tuning standpoint tinless tuners can't even remotely compare to tin-canned tuners (I tried quite a lot), let alone that they tend to overheat in short time and to perform even worse when heat rises. Maybe usb sticks are not the best choice if you want a stable reception, or maybe I simply stumbled on the crap of the crop (as usual) _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
