[mythtv-users] S-Video capture details via PVR-500

[Mark Hutchinson]

Jerry Rubinow wrote:
> On 2/11/08, *Mark Hutchinson* <mark at onnow.net <mailto:mark at onnow.net>> 
> wrote:
>
>     >     Do you do anything different for HD recording?  I may try to
>     make a
>     >     separate profile for recording HD channels from firewire (
>     channel
>     >     change and capture ) as that worked fine, SD capture from
>     firewire was
>     >     where I ran into most problems.
>     >
>     >
>     > For all the HD that's in the clear, I use a QAM card to record
>     > straight off the coax, without going through the STB.  For encrypted
>     > HD, I use the Hauppauge component input recorder.  Or am I confusing
>     > real life with fantasy again?  No, for encrypted HD I just
>     record the
>     > SD equivalent and rail about the idiocy of the cable
>     companies.  Until
>     > the Hauppauge card is available in a few months.
>     >
>     > Another option you have for HD is to use firewire, if your provider
>     > passes HD through in a recordable form.
>     >
>
>
> I realized too late I didn't read your question carefully.  What kind 
> of problems did you encounter with SD over firewire that you didn't 
> with HD over firewire?
>
> -Jerry
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Many.  SD ( with many conf options ) would drop frames and audio.  HD 
worked fine though.
Quite a number of threads related to this over the last week by me.  
Lots of related by others as well.  Bug 3773 as well seems to be related.