[mythtv-users] capture card

[James Howison]

On Aug 28, 2005, at 12:29 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:

> Jarod Watkins wrote:
>
>> I was wondering what is the cheapest mythtv compatible capture  
>> card  with mpeg2 encoding? I have a satellite receiver, so a s- 
>> video  connector is required. Thanks ahead.
>
> I would recommend using a Hauppauge (even if you can get a Yuan or  
> something else cheaper).  Currently the cheapest of the Hauppauge  
> line is the PVR-150 (it's also the best--the PVR-500 is basically  
> just two PVR-150's, so it's not really "better," just two of the  
> best).
>
> You can find the PVR-150 for about $70 after rebates at local  
> retailers (CompUSA, Circuit City, Best Buy, etc.).  If you don't  
> want to wait for a special, it will cost about $90.

Does anyone know if the minimum system requirements listed on the  
Hauppauge site (ie PII 733Mhz for the PVR-150 and PIII 1.2GHz)  
applies to using the cards under Linux and MythTV, or are those just  
for the bundled windows software?  Any point in trying the PVR-150 in  
a box with a PII 713Mhz?

Also the PVR Database (http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/) is down (looks  
like it has been for a while), are there any mirrors, or alternative  
sources of configuration information?

Thanks,
James