[mythtv-users] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback

[Erik Pettersen]

I may have misread the original poster, but...  The PVR500 MCE doesn't
have any IR blasting action built in.  So, you'd be using a 3rd party
IR blaster regardless in that scenario.  But what I don't understand
is why you think you couldn't control two cable boxes with a PVR 500
(especially since the 500 has little to say in that regard/department
it's more LIRC/mythtv config than anything).  You'd probably want the
additional svideo/audio header for the 500 if you went that route
though I imagine.

Someone correct me if i'm off base on my assumptions here =)

E.
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On 8/19/05, Joe Votour <joevph at yahoo.com> wrote:
> See inline.
> 
> -- Joe
> 
> --- "Zach.Burlingame" <zach.burlingame at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >    I am reading up on creating my own MythTV setup
> > in our apartment and one
> > of the things I am currently debating is using 2
> > Hauppauge PVR-150s or 1
> > Hauppauge PVR-500 because of its dual
> > tuners/encoders. I noticed that in the
> > case of the PVR-150 there is both a "vanilla"
> > version and an "MCE" (for
> > Windows XP Media Center Edition). However, I can
> > only find the PVR-500 in
> > the MCE flavor. I will be receiving one signal from
> > digital cable using an
> > IR blaster to control the cable box and the other
> > signal from the basic
> > cable. I do PLAN on moving both to digital cable, so
> > if the PVR-500 does not
> > support dual IR blasters, that would break its
> > contention in my decision. My
> > questions are as follows:
> >
> >
> >
> > Is the Hauppauge PVR-500 only offered as the
> > "PVR-500MCE"?
> >
> That appears to be the case.  I figure that if
> Hauppauge was selling the cards in the non-MCE
> version, they likely would, because lots of people
> would be interested in it.  (On the other hand, it
> might cut into their sales of PVR-x50 cards too).
> >
> >
> > How is the support in Linux for the PVR-500 (e.g. is
> > it any more difficult
> > running two tuners/encoders on the PVR-500 versus 2
> > separate PVR-150s)?
> >
> The ivtv driver sees PVR-500 as two PVR-150 cards.  I
> don't know about the radio though, I haven't tried it.
> >
> >
> > What is your general experience / recommendation on
> > the single PVR-500
> > versus dual PVR-150 decision?
> >
> I've never used a PVR-150, but I'm very happy with my
> PVR-500.  I use it along with a PVR-250 for a total of
> three tuners.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for any and all help/feedback.
> >
> >
> >
> > - Zach
> >
> >
> >
> > Here is some background on what type of
> > hardware/software environment I am
> > currently looking at:
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > Backend:
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > Linux Distro:     Gentoo Linux
> >
> > Processor:        AMD Athlon64 3000+ (Winchester
> > Core)
> >
> > Mobo:              Asus A8N-E (w/ Nforce4 Ultra
> > chipset, PCI-E, and SATAII)
> >
> > RAM:                2x 512MB DDR 400 PC-3200 CAS 2.5
> >
> > Storage:           2x 40GB 7200 RPM 2MB cache ATA133
> > in RAID 1 (system)
> >
> >                         3x 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB cache
> > SATA in software RAID 5
> > (data, video)
> >
> > Network:           100Mbit switched LAN
> >
> > Tuners:             2 x Hauppauge PVR-150 or 1 x
> > Hauppauge PVR-500
> >
> > Signal:              For starters, 1 digital cable +
> > 1 basic cable signal.
> > Moving to dual digital cable signal.
> >
> >
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > Frontend(s):
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > TBD
> >
> >
> >
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