# Tv tunner advice

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-tunner-advice/308573>\
**Category:** Community Supported DVR Tuners\
**Created:** [September 15, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-tunner-advice/308573 "2018-09-15T09:49:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![LiviuR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/liviur/32/94170_2.png) [@LiviuR](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LiviuR)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-tunner-advice/308573/1 "2018-09-15T09:49:09Z")

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Hello. I want to install a tv tunner on my plex server (running ubuntu server 18.04)  
Will this work?

> **[HAUPPAUGE 3875199 WinTV-quadHD PCIe TV Receiver - Green: Amazon.co.uk: TV](https://www.amazon.co.uk/HAUPPAUGE-3875199-WinTV-quadHD-PCIe-Receiver/dp/B01FEOJE30)**
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> £99.99

II am living in Romania and my provider is Rds Rcs and using cable television.

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**Author:** ![Auss1e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@Auss1e](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Auss1e)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-tunner-advice/308573/2 "2018-09-15T21:04:25Z")

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I hear these work pretty well with Plex.  
Maybe someone who uses it actively can provide a perspective though. With Linux it’ll be pretty different as well.

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**Author:** ![sebastian\_lehene\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sebastian\_lehene\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sebastian_lehene_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-tunner-advice/308573/3 "2018-09-24T11:17:57Z")

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Hi Liviu,

Did you manage to install this?

Thanks,  
Seb

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**Author:** ![LiviuR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/liviur/32/94170_2.png) [@LiviuR](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LiviuR)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-tunner-advice/308573/4 "2018-11-03T21:08:05Z")

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Sorry for the late reply. I didn’t buy it yet. I want to know first if this tuner will work with my setup.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-tunner-advice/308573/5 "2019-02-01T21:22:10Z")

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