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A lot of it would depend on what your use case is. In this case the author needs an Elgato/Geniatech EyeTV stick and app for his purposes which isn't supported

by daenney 10y ago

A lot of it would depend on what your use case is. In this case the author needs an Elgato/Geniatech EyeTV stick and app for his purposes which isn't supported on Linux by the manufacturer. It might work, but it might also not be worth the hassle. However, if you want something that plays media but doesn't (necessarily) also have to be able to receive regular terrestrial signal it shouldn't matter much beyond user preference and ease of installation/maintenance/debugging.

fulafel 10y ago
Those have been working for years very well under Linux, and see much use with MythTV etc. Vendor drivers are less likely to see long time support.
peatmoss 10y ago
I bought one of those HDTV terrestrial sticks (RTL2832) for about $10. I use it for FM Radio, but I'd guess that would still work for TV on Linux? Think Penguin sells a stick that's a bit pricier, but also presumably very easy to use with Linux: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/usb-tv-tuner-w-support-hd-atsc-dvb-t-digital-tv-us-canada-europe https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/usb-tv-tuner-w-suppor... There's also the Linux TV site that discusses the software side of things: https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TV_Related_Software https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TV_Related_Software
- technofiend 10y ago
  it doesn't fit the original requirement as it is too large but when these discussions come up i feel obligated to mention silicon dust as well. http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/ http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/ they make outboard tv tuners that will either do over-the-air or digital cable and stream wired or wirelessly. one model even transcodes to h.264 and they publish plugins for kodi and plex along with working with a variety of commercial and open source apps. it was my preferring tuning device with both myth tv on linux and Microsoft media center until i ditched cable entirely.

by daenney 10y ago

fulafel 10y ago

Those have been working for years very well under Linux, and see much use with MythTV etc. Vendor drivers are less likely to see long time support.

peatmoss 10y ago

I bought one of those HDTV terrestrial sticks (RTL2832) for about $10. I use it for FM Radio, but I'd guess that would still work for TV on Linux? Think Penguin sells a stick that's a bit pricier, but also presumably very easy to use with Linux: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/usb-tv-tuner-w-support-hd-atsc-dvb-t-digital-tv-us-canada-europe https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/usb-tv-tuner-w-suppor... There's also the Linux TV site that discusses the software side of things: https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TV_Related_Software https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TV_Related_Software

technofiend 10y ago
it doesn't fit the original requirement as it is too large but when these discussions come up i feel obligated to mention silicon dust as well. http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/ http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/ they make outboard tv tuners that will either do over-the-air or digital cable and stream wired or wirelessly. one model even transcodes to h.264 and they publish plugins for kodi and plex along with working with a variety of commercial and open source apps. it was my preferring tuning device with both myth tv on linux and Microsoft media center until i ditched cable entirely.