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Date:      Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:54:59 +0100
From:      martinko <gamato@users.sf.net>
To:        freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: TV Tuner cardbus
Message-ID:  <gg4ps3$8e4$2@ger.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <1213366114.10665.136.camel@localhost>
References:  <8e73e8440806130441x7d115853ocb9d2236746e4ec1@mail.gmail.com> <1213366114.10665.136.camel@localhost>

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Tom Evans wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-06-13 at 13:41 +0200, Frederic Chardon wrote:
>> Hello the list!
>>
>> I want to buy a TV tuner for my laptop to have a simple S-video input. After
>> some googling it appears it is not so simple...
>> Does the chipset PHILIPS SAA7134 is supported or still not? I ask before it
>> seems much more common than the bt8xx. As the manufacturers rarely say what
>> type of chipset is included on the card, is there a kind of list somewhere?
>> Can someone share his/her experience with such things and know some cards
>> that Just Work?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Frederic
> 
> Hi Frederic. The kbtv2 port has included a driver for SAA713x based
> boards, but only for a few cards, and (iirc) only for composite capture.
> Since thats what you want, it may work out ok. Buy the card locally, and
> ask if you can take it back if it doesn't work...
> 
> Tom

What do you mean by kbtv2 port please ?
All I can see in the ports is kbtv 1.2.4_2.

M.




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