[mythtv-users] Hybrid Digital-Analogue cards

[Brian Wood]

On Oct 27, 2006, at 8:00 AM, R. G. Newbury wrote:

> Simon Kenyon wrote:
>> Duncan wrote:
>>> Hi list.
>>>
>>> Unfortunatly I am subjected to another couple of years of analogue
>>> broadcasts on some of our commercial stations - I really need to add
>>> another card to my setup I would prefer a hybrid card if possible
>>> (dvb-t / Analogue). I`ve had a bit of a look thru the lists for  
>>> cards
>>> of this nature and found very little on the topic.
>
> You should remember that digital streams do not require any handling,
> while analog streams must be compressed. The better analog cards  
> have on
> board chips to do that. Therefore they put no strain on your backend
> machine. So, for example, using the HD3000 in analog mode requires  
> that
> your backend encode the stream, in real time.
> Since you can buy a PVR150 for about a half a kilo-buck, your best
> course may well be to bite that bullet and buy a card. Lots of  
> grief and
> problems avoided.


"Half a kilo-buck" ??? That would be $500 !

Perhaps you meant "half a centi-buck"? Otherwise I think you are  
buying them at the wrong place :-)