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

Jerry Rubinow jerrymr at gmail.com
Mon Feb 11 22:09:19 UTC 2008


On Feb 11, 2008 5:05 PM, Mark Hutchinson <mark at onnow.net> wrote:

> 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?
> >
> 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.


Ah, yes I read some of that.  I didn't realize that was you.

-Jerry
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