[mythtv] PVR 250 & Linux vs Windows PVRs

[Scott Beck]

George & Kim Lopez wrote:

>I have seen, with mixed results, Linux PVR 
>solutions using Hauppauge PVR 250 tuner cards on 
>different systems.  I am in the research phase 
>(reading the web, subscribing to mail-lists, 
>downloading How-to Manuals, etc) of converting 
>one of my computers (P4, 2.4 GHz), currently in 
>a closet, into a Linux PVR.  I am curious if 
>anyone has actually gotten the system up and 
>running to a satisfactory condition.  I am not 
>necessarily an audio-phile.  I just want to be 
>able to record and archive different TV shows or 
>music off of my Direct TV.  
>  
>

I've personally had no luck with transcoding the mpeg output by the 
pvr250 so archiving may prove difficult.

Cheers,

Scott