[mythtv-users] Anyone have a CX8800-based capturecardworkinginMythTV?

[Marc Tousignant]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Don Gafford
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:46 PM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Anyone have a CX8800-based
> capturecardworkinginMythTV?
> 
> Thanks Andrew,
> 
> I switched back to the onboard sound to see what happened and knowing what
> I
> know now about how this TV card works for me (redirect analog sound using
> the ALL function in alsamixer), I was able to get the correct sound output
> synced with the video and no stutter at all.
> 
> I have a SATA drive, so I can't set DMA on it.
> 
> I will set encoding to RT-JPEG that should help. I think I had changed it
> because someone said it looked nicer :)
> 
> That's right, I forgot about that! I will check it out. What specs do you
> have and what is your capture resolution set to?
> 
> I have a P4 2.6 on a P4P800 board I think I am going to use that just to
> make sure I don't have more issues. I am also thinking about getting a
> PVR-500MCE to put in the box for some more bandwidth to record and be able
> to watch live TV. I got spoiled by Tivo and can NEVER have just one tuner
> :). I am a little wary because I hear they are a lot different to setup.
> 
> Thanks for your help on this. By going through some of the steps I figured
> out what I needed to set the mixer to. I appreciate it.
> 
> -Don
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Chuah
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:59 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Anyone have a CX8800-based capture
> cardworkinginMythTV?
> 
> Don,
> 
> That looks correct to me. If you have sound and video synced, during
> Watch TV, you're doing the correct thing. As for the jerking, there
> are a few options you can pursue:
> 
> 1. Check DMA is enabled. hdparm -d /dev/hd...
> 2. Change encoding to RT-JPEG, which produces larger files but takes less
> CPU.
> 3. Reduce bitrate/resolution of your recording.
> 
> You can check your CPU usage using top.
> 
> _______________________________________________

My experience with the PVR-500MCE was very good.
I currently have a PVR-500MCE, a pcHDTV-3000 (cx88 based) and 2 Air2PC
HD5000's all coexisting in the same box without a single problem.