[ubuntu-uk] Suggest a ubuntu compatible TV-CARD

[Philip Wyett]

On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 10:03 +0100, Philip Wyett wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 09:49 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote:
> > now that you understand my setup...would an analogue tv card be better
> > than a digital one or vice versa?
> > 
> > 2008/10/15 Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk>
> >         Javad Ayaz wrote:
> >         > ok i will look at those links.!
> >         >
> >         > I dont want any of my cards trying to catch the transmission
> >         themselves
> >         > as aerial reception is terrible. Ive got virgin cable so
> >         that would be
> >         > the primary source!
> >         >
> >         > I suppose i will look into
> >         >
> >         > Regards
> >         >
> >         > Javad
> >         >
> >         
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Wanting to use virgin i.e. cable RF input has more than one issue.
> 
> 1. QAM demod and decode.
> 
>    Yes you can get cards that will do this.
> 
> 2. Nagra decoding.
> 
>    Subscriber coding used by NTL and Telewest now Virgin. You are very
>    unlikely to find a card that will support this and have the necessary
>    card reader. This is very protected technology!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Phil
> 

Hi,

You can take input from your STB RF (non F connector) out if available,
but that will be a purely analogue signal.

Regards

Phil
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