[mythtv-users] Highest number of simultaneous streams recorded?

[Anand_Inala at Dell.com]

Thanks for the input.

Right now I have a BT8x8 card.  I'm going to upgrade to a hauppauge
pvr-500 some time soon, but right now I'm trying to learn with what I
have.  Is it better to go that route, or is it a whole other learning
curve when I move to the hardware based encoder cards?  I'm just getting
started in all of this, so I'm afraid you all might have to tolerate a
few poorly worded questions until I get my feet on firm ground. :)

--Andy

 

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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Joe Votour
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:50 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Highest number of simultaneous streams
recorded?

I've recorded three SD streams off of analog cable using a PVR-350 and a
PVR-500, while watching a fourth (or sometimes one of the three).  The
CPU usage for the recording is very low because of the hardware
MPEG-2 encoders in the capture cards.  No loss in stream quality.

The question that you ask is very vague, because you don't mention what
capture hardware you have.  An analog BT8x8 card is much more CPU
intensive than a PVR-x50, for instance.

I don't think that you can capture an HD stream (though I may be wrong
on this).  There are no HD capture cards that I'm aware of (the
bandwidth for HD is insanely huge), and the set-top boxes that support
Firewire output downsample the output (how far, I don't know).

-- Joe

--- Anand_Inala at Dell.com wrote:

> My apologies if this has been asked and answered already, but I 
> searched the archives and couldn't find the answer.
> 
> What is the most number of streams anyone on the list has 
> simultaneously recorded without problem?  I assume recording 2 streams

> while watching a third has been done, but has it been done with no 
> loss in quality, etc?
> How about 3 streams?  HD + an analog stream?  I'd like to get an idea 
> of what my limitations and potentials are before I get too deep in my 
> current project.
> 
> --Andy
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