[mythtv-users] Subtitle (Teletext) recording and PVR-350?

Rudy Zijlstra mythtv at edsons.demon.nl
Thu Oct 14 13:39:59 UTC 2004


Steven wrote:

> hmmm...
>
> You mention that you read that it doesn't work with a PVR-x50 and then 
> you ask if it works with a PVR-350... now that's confusing.
>
> Subtitles work with bttv (analogue) capture cards and don't work with 
> the hardware mpeg cards for now.
>
> Piers Kittel wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Just confirming - I spotted someone said that MythTV can record 
>> analogue teletext but not DVB or the PVR-x50 cards - so I'd like to 
>> confirm, is it possible to record analogue teletext - especially 
>> subtitles - on the PVR-350?
>>
>> Is subtitle playback reliable?  This is very important for me - I 
>> have an S-VHS recorder but subtitle playback is terrible.
>>
>> I assume MythTV records the teletext stream and when it's played 
>> back, I use teletext on my own TV to access subtitles?
>>
>> Thanks very much for your help in advance!
>>
>> Cheers - Piers
>>
And to make it more interesting: work on the ivtv driver (PVR-x50) is 
progressing and VBI recording (which includes Teletext) is now possible 
with the latest releases.

Cheers,

Rudy


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