[mythtv-users] PVR-150 MCE - Switching inputs

CHRIS KOTTING ckotting at wideopenwest.com
Tue Nov 15 09:41:33 EST 2005


I just got my PVR-150MCE card and am getting into configuration.  I'm a Myth 
newbie, but fairly conversant in Linux.  All is going well thus far, but I 
have a few questions about capabilities.

The 150 has both a coax-in to the tuner and an S-video in.  I plan on using  
the S-video input for my VCR (to capture my videotapes of my daughter, 
eventually to edit them and burn to DVD), and the coax input to my cable.

Understanding that the different inputs all feed into the same hardware 
decoder, I know that the tricks that you can do with multiple cards or a PVR-
500 (like picture-in-picture) are out, but:

Is there an easy way to switch the inputs from the cable-in to the S-video 
in without going into mythtvsetup?

If I were to do it from the command-line (using ivtvctl -p) would it trip up 
Myth?

I'd like to work out a convienient (1 click) way to switch between 
the "recording my home videos" purpose an the "TIVO-ish" primary MythTV 
purpose. That way I won't have to document a complex multi-step process for 
my less geek-inclined family members.

(It would also be cool to be able to watch live TV and flip back and forth 
between the channel the PVR-150 tuner is on and the channel the VCR is tuned 
to.)

Thanks!

Kotts


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