Having a flexible device like that is an advantage, in case you need to move from a cable-TV location to a terrestrial-TV only location. There are expections though.Īll the products I have listed below are capable of receiving DVB-T, DVB-T2 and DVB-C broadcasts. Generally speaking it is DVB standards in Europe, Asia (except China and Japan), Australia and Africa, ATSC/ClearQAM in the North America and ISDB-T in South America. Before buying a tuner, you will need to find out what is the television broadcasting standard you want to receive. I’ve split the article based on the broadcasting standard. There are several supported devices that are not available on the market any more, so it does not make sense to list them there.

This article tries to list recommended USB tuners Linux supports and that are available for purchase. I’ve been working a while with TV tuners in Linux environment. For a NUC or similar computer, you will need one that is connected via USB bus. If you want to watch live TV on your PC or media center you will need a TV tuner. However, the article is written from a Linux user’s perspective. Note: All of the products below work on Windows as well.

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