Hauppauge uk wintvquadhd four tuner digital tv receiver. The following drivers are just for the use with another tv viewing application except. The epg covers full schedules, but they take a long time to appear. Back in 201011 i did some work on a linux driver for the pctv nanostick t2 290e. It has a little bit better features compared to old nanostick t2 as nanostick t2 didnt support officially dvbc at all, only dvbt and dvbt2. Moreover the 292e is also a dvbc tuner and has an updated hardware. The 292e can receive freeview hd dvb t2, freeview sd dvb t and freetoview digital cable tv dvb c on your windows pc. Here is small list of linux kernel drivers digital television drivers i have done or which are under development. Live tv recording setup with dbvt2 device packages. Pctv nanostick t2 290e it is world first dvbt2 capable chip and device. Someone has got the same stick working under linux but i am not sure if it can record in hd. In mythtv it does not seem to be able to tune to hd channels because mythtv does not support hd on dvbt2 devices that do not autoswitch like the pctv 292e, whereas the 290e does auto switch.
Pctv nanostick t2 linux dvbc and dvbt device info on main page. Hauppauge has created a ppa to simplify adding tv tuner drivers into linux. Pctv systems nanostick t2 290e television with linux. The pctv nanostick t2 is the first dvb t2 freeview hd compatible usb tuner to ship. All that the pctv tuner does is tune and demodulate the dvbt and dvbt2 multiplexes, down to an mpeg2 transport stream. Windows mediacentre is rapidly becoming the only software unable to record multiple channels from each dvb tuner for the record. Today, the idea is more questionable given access to online video streaming and download services from the likes of youtube and the bbc iplayer respectively. In addition to linux, there is also windows support for the pctv triplestick 292e which includes the tvcenter 6 application to watch, pause and record live dvb c, dvb t or dvb t2 tv on a pc or laptop. Pctv dvbt stick solo72e driver for windows xpvista7 3264bit. Loading firmware for pctv triplestick 292e mythtv official. Dvb dream is a dvb player with many nice and unique features, it supports standards dvbs, dvbc, dvbt. Similarly if necessary with nas, if the correct firmware, antenna plz and dvblink tv server is in it, 292e can also find dvbt2 transmitters. As this comment on anttis blog suggests, the internals of the e pctv 290e likely to be different, if 290ee of the other new pctv products are anything to go by, with at 2900e a new tuner and more than likely a new demodulator, which pctv 290e potentially bad news, as the sony cxd is the only t2 demod with an open driver.
I havent bothered to download the windows software so i cannot comment on. The original pctv 290e was the first dvbt2 supported by linux. Pctv nanostick t2 290e is almost only dvbt2 capable stick on the market that is supported on linux native. Trouble is, in the year or so ive had this linux disto, ive only ever been able to install any software via the software centre or via wine if its a piece of windows software. The 292e can receive freeview hd dvbt2, freeview sd dvbt and freetoview digital cable tv dvbc on your windows pc. Apply the relevant patches and rebuild your kernel.
Making dvbusbsticks and other tv cards work with linux ubuntu comes with a fascinating amount of drivers that makes almost every device work instantly after being connected. The first triple mode usb digital tv tuner for windows. Dvbc does not seem to be fully supported with linux, especially qam256 windows officially only supports dvbt and t2, according to mailinglist dvbt2 lna. Pctv dvbt stick solo72e driver windows xpvista7 3264. To me this is still fascinating, especially when trying to use hardware which instantly works on ubuntu on windows. All of this changes with the introduction of the nanostick t2 290e from hauppauge subsidiary pctv systems.
Sony cxd2820r dvbtt2c demodulator driver cxd2820r kernel 3. You can now watch and record tv channels with tvmosaic software. It has been replaced by the 292e which is based on different hardware i believe the 292e is well supported under windows as was the 290e but. Be aware that some kernels broke the pctv nanostick t2 290e. Freeview hd also called dvb t2 is free overtheair hd tv.
However i remember someone added another stick recently, which was also using same demodulator. Pctv 290e driver i believe the pctv e drivers are still being developed as well so there may be issues that appear longer term. Ive recently bought one of these ive installed it on a windows machine but now wish to install it on my computer that runs ubuntu 12. Please visit linuxtv for information on linux dvb receiver drivers. Im using a pctv nanostick 290e which is an external usb device, as i have no free internal pcie slots. Pctv systems dvbt2 23076 nanostick hd tv tuner watch.
Dvbt is a standard for transmitting terrestrial digital video broadcast, which is used in the majority of africa, asia, australia and europe. Mar 16, 2016 pctv dual dvb t diversity stick 2000e. T2 multiplexes are automatically detected and provided. Problem with pctv nanostick 290e installation mediaportal. The first tuner to support both standards, its a tiny and stylish usb 2. On this page you will find information regarding dvbt2 usb. Installing dvbt dongle software in ubuntu digital spy. Compilation of linux kernel drivers for the dvbt andor dvbt2 usb. Free digital terrestial tv on your windows pc in hd dvbt2 and sd dvbt. Indeed i got my eyetv software with miglia hardware, though i believe miglia now supplies other software. Now you can watch, time shift and record free hdtv freeview hd in perfect picture quality on your pc and laptop. Apr 19, 2014 i too am very interested in this t2 usb tuner since the old 290e afaik the only compatible t2 usb tuner is now almost impossible to find at a reasonable price.
Pctv nanostick t2 290e pctv nanostick ultimate 73e. The tables below list some known compatible tv tuners that work with open. Pctv 290e dvbtt2c pctv 292e dvbtt2c wintv nova td dvbtt2 if you have a tuner, which is not on the list, it does not mean that it will not work. Ce dossier contient non pas les drivers linux pour ces cartes pctv mais.
Tv tuner drivers come in an easy to use installation software bundle which guides the user through all the steps, but thats not always the case. Moreover, ive had it running on my mac under parallels running the mythbuntu mythtvlinux distro. Making dvb usbsticks and other tv cards work with linux ubuntu comes with a fascinating amount of drivers that makes almost every device work instantly after being connected. This article tries to list recommended usb tuners linux supports and that are. My area in the uk is moving to dvbt2 transmissions next month, so i have added a new tv tuner in preparation for this. I reordered from amazon and the correct 290e arrived but i suspect they will.
Dvb c does not seem to be fully supported with linux, especially qam256 windows officially only supports dvb t and t2, according to mailinglist dvb t2 lna. Hauppauge pctv triplestick hd 292e tv tuner dvbt2, dvb. Paradoxne software ve windows mi trochu stavkoval a novejsi dostupny cca 582mb nez je na cd jsem nezkousel. Pctv nanostick t2 is a compact usb tuner for the next generation digital terrestrial tv freeview hd dvb t2. Neither can you record and view different channels, even if theyre on the same mux. The result of this was a pctv 290e firmware for the empia controller. The looks aside, theyre very different devices inside. Jun 25, 2009 windows mediacentre is rapidly becoming the only software unable to record multiple channels from each dvb tuner for the record.
I wont get into an argument about whether python 2. Almost a year ago now, the first dvbt2 usb tuner shipped in the form of the pctv 290e nanostick t2, and work began on getting it working under linux. Use the wintvquadhd to get live free overtheair tv for plex. Sony cxd2820 is only dvbt2 capable demod that having linux driver and it very old. Jan 30, 2015 using a labgear fbs402s 2 way splitter i connect both my amd and intel pcs to the same aerial. It passes this transport stream to the pc, without doing any decoding or processing of the contents itself apart possibly from filtering out unwanted streams to keep the usb bus bandwith down. Freeview hd also called dvbt2 is free overtheair hd tv. The current hauppauge ppa has support for the following tuners. Using a labgear fbs402s 2 way splitter i connect both my amd and intel pcs to the same aerial. Pctv nanostick t2 is a compact usb tuner for the next generation digital terrestrial tv freeview hd dvbt2. Hi, i recently purchased a new pctv 292e tripplestick as i was having issues with my pctv 290e missing recordings every so often and having to reboot to get it back up and running. If this is correct is there a way around it or will a fix be added to mythtv as i need to have two dvbt2 inputs working and can no. Aug 17, 2012 my area in the uk is moving to dvb t2 transmissions next month, so i have added a new tv tuner in preparation for this.
Ive taken mine apart to aid linux driver development. Pctv nanostick t2 is the worlds first dvbt2 freeview hd in the uk receiver and turns your pc and laptop into an hdtv pvr. Hauppauge pctv triplestick hd 292e tv tuner dvbt2, dvbt. Pctv nanostick t2 usb tv tuner the register forums. Pctv nanostick t2 usb tv tuner ten years ago, investing in a pc tv tuner seemed a neat way of watching while you work integrating the gogglebox with laptop or desktop duties. In case you are running openelec, the device is supported since openelec 4. Pctv nanostick t2 290e pctv nanostick ultimate 73e pctv picostick 74e. The pctv triplestick 292e drivers are now part of the linux kernel. V dobe koupe jsem vedel, ze experiment s dvbt2 v praze skoncil, ale chtel jsem kvalitni tuner s dobrou podporou cestiny a kvalitnim softwarem jako dela avermedia plati hlavne pro windows.
Pctv dual dvbt diversity stick 2000e pctv dual dvbt diversity stick 2001e. In addition to live overtheair dvb t2 hd tv, the pctv 292e can also receive dvb t. Using the hauppauge ppa will allow easier installation of plex with hauppauge tv tuners. It has been replaced by the 292e which is based on different hardware i believe the 292e is well supported under windows as was the 290e but linux drivers have only just been written for it. Linux hacker professional tv hobbyist antti palosaari. I too am very interested in this t2 usb tuner since the old 290e afaik the only compatible t2 usb tuner is now almost impossible to find at a reasonable price. When bugs are found in the software, developers launch. Pctv systems announces linux support for the pctv triplestick.
It has a little bit better features compared to old nanostick t2 as nanostick t2 didnt support officially dvb c at all, only dvb t and dvb t2. In mythtv it does not seem to be able to tune to hd channels because mythtv does not support hd on dvb t2 devices that do not autoswitch like the pctv 292e, whereas the 290e does auto switch. Pctv nanostick t2 also supports sdtv reception dvb t and its streaming from a windows pc to an iphone or ipad. Multi recording record more than 1 channel at the same time. We have successfully tested the following tuners to work properly in this setup. It is possible to receive dvbt using several different hardware setups, however this article will focus on dvbt usb dongles based on the rtl2832u chipset which are also very popular as cheap software defined radios using rtlsdr. Pctv 72e pctv dvbt stick solo, pctv dvbt stick ultimate.
I was of the understanding that the 292e was supported in linux kernels 3. Thanks to the sterling efforts of the developer community, working drivers for this tuner which is based on the sony chip are now shipping as standard with linux distros that use a kernel. Pctv nanostick t2 also supports sdtv reception dvbt and its streaming from a windows pc to an iphone or ipad. Among other features and improvements, the support for dvb tuners on windows has been partly rewritten.
Mar 17, 2011 all that the pctv tuner does is tune and demodulate the dvb t and dvb t2 multiplexes, down to an mpeg2 transport stream. The current linux driver presents two frontends, one for dvbc, the other for dvb tt2. Hauppauge uk pctv 292e triple format digital tv receiver. Moreover the 292e is also a dvb c tuner and has an updated hardware. Similarly if necessary with nas, if the correct firmware, antenna plz and dvb link tv server is in it, 292e can also find dvb t2 transmitters. I got a pctv t2 stick back in the summer from maplin looking on their site they still have them available in some shops.
Pctv nanostick 290e dvbt2 linux na stribrnem podnose. Apr 03, 2018 satip can be used with all kinds of dvb, not just dvb ss2 minisatip is a software solution to build your own satip server, when using a linux base it does not has to be x86, can be arm too, like a raspi i guess, that way you could just use any dvb t2 stick that works with the linux you install, the satip can be used by tvheadend over network and the shield gets its signal from tvheadend. Dvbt2 usb devices linuxtvwiki television with linux. If you want a tv tuner to work under linux save yourself some trouble and get this. All of the tests were performed using the intel pc, which was powered off between each test. Making dvbusbsticks and other tv cards work with linux. In addition to linux, there is also windows support for the pctv triplestick 292e which includes the tvcenter 6 application to watch, pause and record live dvbc, dvbt or dvbt2 tv on a pc or laptop. Analysis of these shows that all of the recorded channels data, including.
Installing media build drivers for additional tv tuner support in linux. The pctv nanostick t2 is the first dvbt2 freeview hd compatible usb tuner to ship ive taken mine apart to aid linux driver development please visit linuxtv for information on linux dvb receiver drivers how to use the 290e in linux. If this is correct is there a way around it or will a fix be added to mythtv as i need to have two dvb t2 inputs working and can no. Pctv triplestick 292e is the worlds first triple mode usb tv receiver for windows pcs and laptops. Jun 24, 2018 the result of this was a pctv 290e firmware for the empia controller. Wintvquadhd runs with plex in linux, android and windows.