Dvb-s2x/t2 cheap usb tuners - are they supported

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Hello,

have found some cheap tuners:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807277531425.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.12e9sO6ysO6yG1&algo_pvid=2751f417-3def-465f-9cb1-1efc691c6787&algo_exp_id=2751f417-3def-465f-9cb1-1efc691c6787-0&pdp_npi=4%40dis!PLN!78.79!78.79!!!19.15!19.15!%40211b61d017299354385492439edbeb!12000040859255335!sea!PL!751265776!X&curPageLogUid=IzHvYzsgB3Qg&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch|query_from%3A&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt

Description claim that tunners are not present in box, so must be in those small dongles. Have anybody any experience with them?
Especially what is inside (chip) and are there already linux drivers present for them?

BR

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This tuner is supported only in Android.

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That’s what was described on all pages with that product, but are you sure there are no linux drivers for it?

For example what chips are inside?

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Currently I don’t have access to my notes regarding chips inside. I think there are some pictures on forum.
More problematic is that interface is not known. Is it USB or directly I2C or something else and connector is just used for this purpose.
Sadly we didn’t got any info from Homatics for it and my dongle went to a box of useless devices :slight_smile:

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I have never seen external DVB-S2 tuners as cheap as those. If TVHeadend supported them I would get some of those.

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i get this and try for Homatics box… NG & NE = not working for me
so i return it

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As written few times: it is not supported in CE.

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this box Sky960 work with NG after install addon driver dvb
but no addon driver for NE

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the device mentioned at the beginning is basically just the receiver chipset and chip communication, there is no USB involved.

We are currently working on DVB-C/C2/T2/S/S2/S2X USB devices, currently we only have Dual DVB-S/S2/S2X (Sundtek SkyTV Dual) and Single DVB-S/S2/S2X (Sundtek SkyTV Ultimate) devices which are well supported with CoreElec. Not that cheap but they also receive regular firmware updates due to NDAs signed with the IC manufacturers.
They are directly supported for a long time already.

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I guess off topic what about ATSC 1.0 here in Canada?