USB twin tuner sticks - which one?

datfreak · 22nd June 2011, 12:14 PM

Hi ,
I'm looking at getting a micro HTPC case so my PCI twin tuners will have to go.
Are any of the usb twin dvb t tuners any good - ie reception/ standby wakeup etc?

I see the tinytwin and also another one at officeworks(I will edit the brand in later).
Also there is a ebay (in the UK) one which is quite cheap.

I'm curious to who else has them and issues(or lack of).
thanks

MatterHorn · 22nd June 2011, 1:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by datfreak

Hi ,
I'm looking at getting a micro HTPC case so my PCI twin tuners will have to go.
Are any of the usb twin dvb t tuners any good - ie reception/ standby wakeup etc?

I see the tinytwin and also another one at officeworks(I will edit the brand in later).
Also there is a ebay (in the UK) one which is quite cheap.

I'm curious to who else has them and issues(or lack of).
thanks

The TinyTwins are awesome, I've got a couple and they work perfectly.

Ridox · 22nd June 2011, 2:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatterHorn

The TinyTwins are awesome, I've got a couple and they work perfectly.

+1

i have it internally mounted to save space and its a win.

Namheul · 22nd June 2011, 3:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatterHorn

The TinyTwins are awesome, I've got a couple and they work perfectly.

+1 also. Had mine for a couple of years and never had a problem.

spilla2003 · 22nd June 2011, 3:41 PM

I have the kaiser baas one from officeworks, and it seems to work pretty well.

robnkel · 22nd June 2011, 6:48 PM

I bought the tinytwin on sunday night, waiting for me in Tassie tues after work.
So far working as expected.
I only use external USB now as I had an issue a couple years ago with the S2 pci-e version.

datfreak · 23rd June 2011, 8:37 AM

thanks for your thoughts.
Tinytwin is popular - I need 2 (4 tuners) and it seems expensive @ $99each - my kworld pci cards have the same twin chip(AF9015) and were half that price.
I know - I'm a tight wad.

the_fuzz · 23rd June 2011, 9:15 AM

I have 2 tinytwins - work great with my Win7 MC

I'm actually thinking about getting rid of them and buying the new quad tuner from the same guys

cyrax83 · 23rd June 2011, 9:40 AM

i've got an avermedia twin tuner, was cheap and works well.

no problems with win 7 x64

$70

http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-44010310...lt_in_Antenna_

xlot · 26th June 2011, 9:37 AM

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Originally Posted by cyrax83

i've got an avermedia twin tuner, was cheap and works well.

no problems with win 7 x64

$70

http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-44010310...lt_in_Antenna_

I use a pair of those Avermedia twinstars (4 tuners total) - they work well enough and tune faster than the four old Twinhan USB tuners I was using previously (the twinhans started dying.. 5 years old on a 24/7 box tho

.

If you're using Linux be aware the Avermedia Twinstar USB tuners are not supported. They can be made to work, but its not easy (I've been using MythTV for the last 6 years). They use the AF9035 chipset.

MatterHorn · 26th June 2011, 4:18 PM

I've got 2 TinyTwins that I'll sell you for $100 + post

22nd June 2011, 12:14 PM	#1
datfreak Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 222	USB twin tuner sticks - which one? Hi , I'm looking at getting a micro HTPC case so my PCI twin tuners will have to go. Are any of the usb twin dvb t tuners any good - ie reception/ standby wakeup etc? I see the tinytwin and also another one at officeworks(I will edit the brand in later). Also there is a ebay (in the UK) one which is quite cheap. I'm curious to who else has them and issues(or lack of). thanks

22nd June 2011, 6:48 PM	#6
robnkel Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hobart Tas Posts: 511	I bought the tinytwin on sunday night, waiting for me in Tassie tues after work. So far working as expected. I only use external USB now as I had an issue a couple years ago with the S2 pci-e version. __________________ P3 600, P4 2.6c, e6300, e6600, e8500, q6600, i5 3570k. Asus gforce V6600, GF2 GTS PRO, Creative 9700 PRO, Asus N6600GT 128 GTS, Sparkle 6800GT 256MB, Powercolor X1950 256mb AGP, HIS HD4670 512, Inno 8800gt 512, Gigabyte GTX 460 1G

23rd June 2011, 9:15 AM	#8
the_fuzz Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,585	I have 2 tinytwins - work great with my Win7 MC I'm actually thinking about getting rid of them and buying the new quad tuner from the same guys __________________ \| Intel I5 2500 \| 2 x 4gb G.Skill Ripjaw \| Asrock H61 \| Gigabyte 6870OC \| corsair 120gb force GT SSD \|

23rd June 2011, 9:40 AM	#9
cyrax83 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: hurstville, sydney Posts: 4,387	i've got an avermedia twin tuner, was cheap and works well. no problems with win 7 x64 $70 http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-44010310...lt_in_Antenna_ __________________ Check out my movie site - www.mymovierant.com

22nd June 2011, 3:41 PM	#5
spilla2003 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,030	I have the kaiser baas one from officeworks, and it seems to work pretty well.

23rd June 2011, 8:37 AM	#7
datfreak Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 222	thanks for your thoughts. Tinytwin is popular - I need 2 (4 tuners) and it seems expensive @ $99each - my kworld pci cards have the same twin chip(AF9015) and were half that price. I know - I'm a tight wad.

26th June 2011, 4:18 PM	#11
MatterHorn Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,552	I've got 2 TinyTwins that I'll sell you for $100 + post