[mythtv-users] Card for capture without tuner?

LP Tilly mail.list.lawrence at gmail.com
Wed Mar 15 19:16:43 UTC 2006


On 3/15/06, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> A PVR-150 is probably your best bet, for it's combination of MythTV
> support, quality, and price.
>
> I would not imagine that there is any benefit to getting a card without a
> tumer as opposed to one with a tuner.
>
> The only obvious advantage would be cost, but that comes out in the wash
> when you consider the higher volumes that cards with tuners sell at.
>

A basic PVR-150 MCE will undercut almost anything else ( < $70 ).  Even a
"featured" one with Radio and Remote can be had for under $100 with some
patience and Googling.  They are very well supported under Linux in general
and MythTV specifically...but don't expect a true "plug and play" experience
with them.

Some people have more luck than others, even under what appear to be almost
identical configs.  I think everyone gets their issues worked out in the
end, but there is some playing required for most.  I'm still trying to find
why I'm not getting sound thru my coax tuner on mine ( though I admit to
only having a few sporadic blocks of time every few days to work on it ),
but I'm confident it's "me" and not a problem with the card, ivtv or Linux.

-Lawrence
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