On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:50:47 +0100 rjkm <rjkm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Artem Makhutov writes: > > > > On Wed, Nov 05, 2008 at 02:21:44PM +0000, Tony Houghton wrote: > > > Sorry to ask such an awkward question, but is it realistic to hope that > > > Linux will have working drivers for PCI-e DVB cards within the next year > > > or two? > > Yes. > > There are drivers for the Micronas dual PCIe DVB-S2 prototype and a > new card loosely based on this design (but e.g. with new tuners/demod) > might be available in a couple of months. > > AFAIK, Manu has also been working on cards based on the Philips/NXP > PCIe bridge. Yes, I saw something about that in the list archives etc, but there didn't seem to be any recent news. This has been quite a helpful thread, so thanks everyone. It's helped strengthen my opinion that it does make sense to "wait and see" with DVB-S2 and get the cheap option for now, although most people would rather get a DVB-S2 card straight away. -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
