DVB-T PCI cards

This is a list of Budget as well as full-featured PCI-Cards for DVB-T. Bear in mind that this naming can be deceptive, and for modern systems with powerful CPUs a "full-featured" card is simply a waste of money.

Manufacturer Model number Price	Supports	Tuner / Chips	Connectors	Notes	Pictures
AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T 761 PCI [1] oldest model of the AverTV DVB-T ca. 90 EURO	DVB, VDR [2] English Linux Tutorial[3]	Fusion 878A	Antenna in S-Video in Composite in	Comes with remote and Infra-Red-Sensor Low-Profile-Card Difference compared to 771 is the Tuner and Composite-in	[4] [5]
AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T 771 PCI old model of the AVerTV DVB-T [6] ca. 90 EURO	DVB, VDR possible [7] [8], [9] [10] Warning some people experience problems with this card search for mt352_read_register on the mailing list.	Fusion 878A	Antenna In S-Video In S-Video/Composite Adapter	Remote and Infra-red-rerceiver included Low-Profile-Card Difference to the "761" is the Tuner and the missing Composite-in	[11][12]
AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T 777 PCI newest model of the AVerTV DVB-T [13] ca. 65 EURO	DVB, VDR possible ab 2.6.17-rc1	Philips SAA7134, Zarlink MT352	Antenna In S-Video In S-Video/Composite Adapter	Remote and Infra-red-rerceiver included HDTV *(1080i / 720P) ready
ChainTech DTT 1000 PCI [14] ca. 100 EURO	DVB, VDR (lt. c't 11/2004)	Fusion 878A	Antenna In	Hangs at least older kernels (<2.6.12) unless the bttv module is loaded with parameters "i2c_hw=1 card=0x71". This may cause boot problems when the module is automatically loaded by hotplug.	[15]
GDI Black Gold [16]	S-Video support works (Small patch which is now in CVS). DVB doesn't work.	Conexant CX23881-19/Front End CX22702/Tuner Philips TU1216/TDA10046 demodulator	Antenna In S-Video In Remote In		Like this, but slightly longer with a heat sink. Card Connectors
Hama DVB-T PCI-Karte [17] ca. 80 EURO	DVB, VDR possible [18] (lt. c't 11/2004)	Fusion 878A	Antenna In	Remote & IR-receiver included (via USB) Identical to the TwinHan VisionDTV Ter PCI	[19]
Hauppauge Old WinTV-NOVA-T_PCI (until 06/2004) [20]	DVB, VDR	Philips	Antenna In Remote In	Since 07/2004 Hauppauge have been shipping a new Nova-T that is not supported yet (see below) Comes with remote
Hauppauge New WinTV-NOVA-T_PCI (since 07/2004) [21] ca. 100 EURO	works with patches from [22] or >= kernel 2.6.12	Conexant cx2388x	Antenna In Antenna Out Remote In	You need to search for more information, not yet supported well. Drivers included in kernel 2.6.12 (CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB)	[23]
Hauppauge new HVR-1300 (since 07/2005) [24] (HVR-1100 is similiar to HVR-1300, but without MPEG hardware encoder) ca. 130 EURO	Does not work yet	Conexant cx2388x	TV Antenna In FM Antenna In AV (Cinch) S-Video (Mini-DIN) Audio In Remote I	You need to search for more information, not yet supported. Basic drivers included in kernel 2.6.12 (CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB)	[25]
KNC1 KNC1 TV-Station DVB-T [26] ca. 80 EURO	DVB, ?	Philips SAA7146	Antenna In Antenna Out Common Interface
KWorld V-Stream Xpert DVB-T PCI [27] ca. 80 EURO	DVB, VDR possible [28] New card:[29] Full support :[[30]]	Conexant	Antenna In S-Video In Composite In Remote In	Remote & IR-receiver included There are three versions of this card, one with a Samsung tuner similar to the AVerMedia 771, another with a Thomson tuner (similar to the Nova-T 90002) and another with Thomson tuner DTT 7579. Both versions are supported.	[31]
KWorld Kworld DVB-T 220 [32]	DVB, analogue	Philips SAA7134	Antenna In (two) FM In Remote In	As of kernel 2.6.16, requires v4l-dvb from Mercurial tree
LeadTek Winfast DTV 1000 T [33]	DVB	Conexant based system see LR6650	TV Antenna In S-Video Remote In	Since kernel 2.6.15-rc1	[34]
LifeView FlyDVB-T [35]	DVB-T only	Philips SAA7134	Antenna In S-Video In Composite in Remote In	Supported by Linux kernel 2.6.10.
LifeView FlyDVB-T Duo [36]	DVB-T and Analog	Philips SAA7135	Cable/Antenna In (two) S-Video In Composite In FM In Remote In	Combination analog/digital card Supported by Linux kernel 2.6.10.
LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid MCE PRO	DVB-T and Analog HW encoder	Philips SAA7131 Vixs encoder	Cable/Antenna In S-Video In Composite In FM In Remote In	Hybrid analog/digital HW encoder card Supported by Linux kernel 2.6.15.
Lorenzen SL DVB-T PCI [37]	DVB, VDR	Philips	Antenna In	Can support +5V power supply for Antenna (Jumper on board)	(Old Design): [38]
Nebula DigiTV PCI [39] ca. 150 EURO	DVB,VDR NXT6000 demod supported by recent kernels, mt352 demod will be supported by kernels >= 2.6.14-rc1.	Demod Chip Old board: ATI NXT6000 New board: Zarlink MT352 Tuner (tin box) Alps TDED4 (both boards)	Antenna In AV In Remote In	Comes with remote	[40]
NPG Real DVB-T [41]	Doesn't seem to work.	Conexant CX23880-19 CX22702-25	Antenna In S-Video In Remote In	2.6.16 kernel recognizes the card as "Conexant DVB-T reference design" (card=19)
Pinnacle PCTV MediaCenter 300i [42] ca. 110 EURO (~40 Euro for "Dazzle" package with no remote)	DVB works with patches from [43], but see this thread [44] for recent regression post 2.6.12 Everyone seems happy using Hartmut's Patch [45] with more recent kernels. Check the associated thread for more info... July 2006: Worked out of the box with recent kernel 2.6.17 Debian unstable!	Philips SAA7134 Zarlink MT352 tda9887 PLL	Antenna In Remote In Composite Video In	Hybrid DVB-T / Analogue card. Comes with remote control.	[46][47]
Satelco Satelco PCI [48] ca. 110 EURO	?	?	Antenna In Antenna Out	.	[49]
Technisat Airstar2/Air2PC DVB [50] ca. 80 EURO	DVB, VDR possible [51][52]	?	Antenna In Antenna Out	Remote and LIRC Compatible Serial Dongle Included	[53]
Technotrend TT-DVB-T 1200 ca. 210 EURO	DVB, VDR	?	Antenna In Video Out	The TT-DVB-T 1200 is the only known full-featured DVB-T Card. Can only tune UHF channels: VHF is not supported with this card!	.
Technotrend TT-DVB-T 1500 ca. 79 EURO	DVB, VDR	Philips SAA7146 Tuner: Philips TDA10046H	Antenna In	Common Interface for TT-budget-S/C/T-1500 is supported.	.
Technotrend TT-DVB-T 1300 [54][55]	DVB, VDR	Philips	Antenna In
Technotrend TT-PCline Budget3 TA1000 ca. 90 EURO	?	?	Antenna In	Combination DVB-T and analog (PAL/NTSC)	[56]
Terratec Cinergy 1200 DVB-T [57] ca. 80 EURO	DVB, VDR	Philips SAA7146 Tuner: Philips TDA10046H	Antenna In Video In
Terratec Cinergy 1400 DVB-T [58] ca. 80 EURO	DVB, VDR	Tuner: Thomson TT 7579 Chipset Connexant CX88XX	Antenna In Antenna Out S-Video In S-Video/Composite Adapter Remote In	* Use cx88xx with option card=19 (connexant ref. design)
TwinHan VisionDTV Ter PCI [59] ca. 80 EURO	DVB, VDR possible [60] (lt. c't 11/2004)	Fusion 878A	Antenna in	Remote & IR-receiver included (via USB) Identical to the Hama DVB-T PCI-Karte	[61]
TwinHan DTV Ter PCI (A&D) [62] Model: VP-30540 ca. 70 EURO	Doesn't seem to work. tested with kernel 2.6.11 and 2.6.16 at least not with SuSE 9.3 / 10.1	3 Chips: Zarlink MT352 Conexant CX23883 Philips FMD1216ME	Antenna in FM (radio) in Composite in S-Video in Remote in	Hybrid (DVB-T & analog TV) You will see 4 new PCI-Devices: 14f1:8800 Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder 14f1:8801 unknown 14f1:8802 unknown 14f1:8804 unknown The non-DVB-T (analog-tuner) evtl. works running modprobe cx88xx tuner=63	[63]