[mythtv-users] Re: PVR-500 Dual Tuner

Axel Thimm Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Thu Dec 2 13:33:25 UTC 2004


On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 12:11:32PM +0000, John Harvey wrote:
> Work has been done on the 150. The last i heard was
> that if you use the 0.3.1 drivers then it can capture
> video but not audio at the moment.

I think audio is also working. I still have to test myself, hope to
get the 150 soon.

> You should check the ivtv-dev list for more accurate
> information or look at the Changelog in the latest
> driver.
> 
> John
> > Hello,  I have been researching the wintv-150 and I
> > am confused about
> > the drivers.  It doesn't look like ivtv is going to
> > build one for it.  I
> > appologize if I've got the info wrong (newbie), but
> > I am trying to
> > configure my first mythtv system and am still
> > gathering HW specs.
> > 
> > 
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf
> > Of Brad Templeton
> > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 3:16 AM
> > To: blackpit at wanadoo.nl; Discussion about mythtv
> > Cc: jonathan.oexner at alum.wpi.edu
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-500 Dual Tuner
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 08:06:39AM +0100, Rolf Zwart
> > wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > Is there anybody who has already got the
> > (dual-tuner) new PVR-500 card
> > 
> > > from Hauppage working with MythTV? As I understand
> > it is already being
> > 
> > > sold in Amercia i.e.??
> > > 
> > 
> > It's mostly a slot-saver right now, which of course
> > is important if you
> > have a SFF computer or micro-atx, but the cheapest I
> > see that card out
> > for is around $135-$140, and the PVR-150-MCE can be
> > had for $62
> > according to froogle, so it's actually cheaper to
> > buy two of those.  Of
> > course this won't last and I suspect this card will
> > become the normal
> > purchase.
> > 
> > Of course, I have lived happily on a 1 tuner Tivo
> > before trying to build
> > my mythbox which will have two tuners, a pcHDTV and
> > a wintv-150.  I sort
> > of feel that a scheduling conflict is god's way of
> > telling me I watch
> > too much TV.
> > 
> > (Of course, if you have a Canadian satellite dish,
> > you will not get many
> > scheduling conflicts, since they give you local
> > channels from 5 zones of
> > Canada as well as U.S. EST and PST, so most shows
> > are on more than
> > enough times to eliminate any trouble. 
> > Unfortunately Expressvu switched
> > satellites in August and so the south and west USA
> > can't see about 1/3rd
> > of the channels, you should go to Starchoice
> > instead.  Cheaper than any
> > US satellite as well.)
> > 
> > 
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