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This is a comparison of USB TV tuner sticks.
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This is a comparison of USB TV tuner sticks.
This is a comparison of devices supporting the DVB-T2 standard.
| Name | Manufacturer | Year introduced | DVB standards support | Included antenna type | USB | Number of tuners | Encrypted programs support | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVB-T210 | August | circa 2012 | DVB-T/DVB-T2 | Mini | ||||
| DVB-T202 | August | circa 2011 | DVB-T/DVB-T2 | |||||
| DVB-T230 | August | circa 2011 | DVB-T/DVB-T2 | Mini | ||||
| MyGica DVB-T2 (T230) | Geniatech | circa 2016 | DVB-T/DVB-T2 | |||||
| EyeTV T2 | EyeTV - Geniatech | circa 2012 | ||||||
| EyeTV T2 lite | EyeTV - Geniatech | circa 2016 | Rod antenna | No | ||||
| TD310 | AverMedia | circa 2015 | DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C | USB 2.0 / 3.0 | 1 | |||
| AVerTV Hybrid Volar T2 | AverMedia | circa 2015 | DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C | USB 2.0 / 3.0 | 1 | |||
| WinTV-soloHD | Hauppauge | circa 2015 | DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C | USB 2.0 / 3.0 | 1 | |||
| WinTV-dualHD | Hauppauge | DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C | USB 2.0 / 3.0 | 2 | ||||
| CINERGY TC 2 Stick | TerraTec | circa 2016 | DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C | USB 2.0 / 3.0 | 1 |
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