[mythtv-users] Capture/video card/ieee 1394 advice

[Joseph A. Caputo]

Mike Denver wrote:
> Abit NF7-S v.2 MB
> AMD XP 2800+ Barton Core
> 256Mb Ram (Probably get 256 more)
> MSI Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128Mb TV/DVI-I out
> Hauppauge WinTV Radio Model 401
> Maxtor 200GB Hard Drive
> 
> Has anybody use the Hauppauge WinTV Radio model 401 for capture? I've had
> the toughest time deciding on a Video card anybody know of any problems with
> the MSI above? Also my cable company "Brighthouse" says that the ieee 1394
> firewire out port on their HDTV set top is functional, has anybody tried
> using this to capture video/sound to a PC, will it work?

Lots of folks here use the WinTV 401... it's one of the more common 
"works-out-of-the-box" V4L cards.  There's a good chance btaudio will 
work with it, also.  I used this card myself for about a year before 
upgrading to 2 M-179's.  Works like a charm.

-JAC