Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 150 MCE (DH1042) Video Capture
Video Capture, Interface with Host: PCI, Video Input: S-Video, Analog Format: NTSC
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works great with Linux!
Written
By willie
on 2/27/2009 12:00:00 AM
Purchased this unit four years ago to explore digital broadcast tv reception on desktop and notebook computers. This usb tuner stick came with a handy small portable antenna and several CDs of software for Windows (which I promptly threw away).
This tuner stick will work out of the box under Mac OS X using the EyeTV software client. But even better, there is good support for this stick under Linux using the Video4Linux driver suite and KDE's Kaffeine media player. Simply extract the stick's firmware from a driver file (available on-line), copy the firmware file to /lib/firmware, then download, build, and install the latest v4l source from linuxtv.org. Next, launch kaffeine, select the stick dvb device (which appears as an LG Electronics dvb frontend), scan for your local channels, save your channel file, and start watching TV!
I don't know why this unit is currently listed as $6 more than the newer 950Q (which supports viewing of cable clear QAM stations) or $10 more than the other 950 model with remote control - curious pricing structure!
This stick is a good investment for a Linux-compatible device, and can also help save you money if you can only afford OTA broadcast TV. Many other free software packages can be used with this stick to build inexpensive media centers, set-top boxes, or personal video recorders (I currently use my hvr-950 on my Asus Eee PC 1000 to watch digital TV - works great!).
This tuner stick will work out of the box under Mac OS X using the EyeTV software client. But even better, there is good support for this stick under Linux using the Video4Linux driver suite and KDE's Kaffeine media player. Simply extract the stick's firmware from a driver file (available on-line), copy the firmware file to /lib/firmware, then download, build, and install the latest v4l source from linuxtv.org. Next, launch kaffeine, select the stick dvb device (which appears as an LG Electronics dvb frontend), scan for your local channels, save your channel file, and start watching TV!
I don't know why this unit is currently listed as $6 more than the newer 950Q (which supports viewing of cable clear QAM stations) or $10 more than the other 950 model with remote control - curious pricing structure!
This stick is a good investment for a Linux-compatible device, and can also help save you money if you can only afford OTA broadcast TV. Many other free software packages can be used with this stick to build inexpensive media centers, set-top boxes, or personal video recorders (I currently use my hvr-950 on my Asus Eee PC 1000 to watch digital TV - works great!).
