[mythtv-users] Question to all the Hauppauge PVR350 users

[Dave Anderson]

At 08:00 PM 12/22/2003, you wrote:


>The pvr350 has a tvout and I read something about framebuffer support. Can 
>the tvout of the pvr350 be used to display anything or just mpeg2 video? 
>Or in other words, can you use the tvout to display the frontend, 
>mythvideo, mythgame, mythgallery,mythmusic, etc. i.e can you use it as a 
>standard display device?
>
>What about the live tv possibilities? I mean, I know the pvr350 can record 
>tv using its hardware, but can it also play it back? Even at the same 
>time? i.e. live tv? What about playing back a already recorded show, while 
>the pvr350 still actively records another show? Can it do that using its 
>hardware, or will the cpu be used for playback?
>
>For anything that I asked, which the pvr350 can NOT do, please state if 
>this is a hardware limitation, or if it is just a case of "current drivers 
>dont support this feature yet".

The pvr-350 can indeed be used as a display for all of mythtv. I currently 
use it as my only X display. And yes, you can watch live tv with it also.

For more info and limitations check out the ivtv list.

Dave