[mythtv-users] Rogers Cable (Canada) and MythTV

Cory Megitt mythtv at cable.megitt.com
Sun Jun 20 11:42:31 EDT 2004


I'm currently working with an ASUS Geforce 5200 - I believe it has TV Out.

Thanks for the info.


> First of all, these questions have been covered many times and a simple
> search of the archives will provide a wealth of information. Now to your
> questions :)
>
>> I have a Rogers Digital Cable Box.  I would like to have
>> MythTV download the appropriate online program guide and when
>> it comes time to record a program, send the signal to the
>> digital box to change the channel and record the program.  I
>> had a setup like this with TiVo and it worked well.  I'm not
>> sure if this can be done with MythTV.
>
> Myth supports all of these goals. The channel information is available via
> 'mythfilldatabase' for most canadian providers. Yours should not be a
> problem. Channel change support depends on what hardware you have for the
> task. Search the archives for discussions on your specific brand/model.
>>
>> I am also wondering what the main differences are with the
>> PVR250 and PVR 350 cards.  Any particular benefit to either?
>> If I was to attempt to have the PVR record two programs at
>> once, how can this be accomplished?
>>
> Recording two programs or watching one while recording another requires
> two
> capture cards. It cannot be done using two different inputs on the same
> card. PVR series cards are not required but should you choose them the
> difference between the 250 and 350 is the 350 has tv-out and the 250 is
> capture only. Last time I looked at the 350 there were a number of issues
> with video driver stability. My recomendation is two PVR250's and a nVidia
> graphics card with support for tv-out. I personally have had good luck
> with
> nVidia's pro series.
>
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