[mythtv-users] Most tuners in a single machine

[Rudy Zijlstra]

James Minihane wrote:

>Ultimately I'll have 3-4 front ends, plus want the ability to record at
>the same time.
>That means at LEAST 6 tuners. Even if I use the PVR-500, that's still 6
>PCI slots. The additional input ports for the 2nd encoder on the PVR-500
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????

I am using 3 PVR-500 in 3 PCI slots without any problem. No additional 
slots needed. The second tuner is fed from the same RF connector.

>takes up a PCI slot in the case, even if it doesn't take up a slot on the
>board.
>Has anyone tried a passive backplane case for all of the additional slots?
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>J. Minihane
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