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

[Roel Gielen]

Hi

Last week I had the same question about the difference  between the 
500MCE and the 500 (without the MCE).
I mailed the dutch Haupauge technical support about my question (was to 
lazy to search around with google).
They say, the MCE version is exactly the same as the "normal" PVR-500.
They also mentioned that a singel PVR-500 is basically the same as two 
PVR 150 on one card.

Greets

If you can read dutch here is their email......

Er is maar 1 PVR500, en dat is de PVR500MCE.
Dit is een OEM product dat eigenlijk helemaal niet los verkocht hoort te
worden.
Het is een fabeltje dat deze alleen zou werken met MCE, theoretisch kan deze
kaart met meer software werken, en er zijn ook diverse andere aanbieders
(waaronder freeware programmatuur) die deze kaart inmiddels ondersteunen.
De PVR500 werkt echter niet met onze eigen WinTV 2000 applicatiesoftware,
aangezien deze niet meer dan 1 TV tuner ondersteunt.
In hoeverre de kaart in Linux kan werken weet ik niet, maar wanneer de
PVR150 wordt ondersteund, dan zou theoretisch de PVR500 ook kunnen werken
aangezien deze kaart technisch gezien niet meer is dan een dubbele PVR150 op
1 PCI kaart.





Joe Votour wrote:

>See inline.
>
>-- Joe
>
>--- "Zach.Burlingame" <zach.burlingame at gmail.com>
>wrote:
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>>   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:
>>
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>>
>>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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