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

Mark Hutchinson mark at onnow.net
Mon Feb 11 22:13:39 UTC 2008


Jerry Rubinow wrote:
> On Feb 11, 2008 5:05 PM, Mark Hutchinson <mark at onnow.net 
> <mailto:mark at onnow.net>> wrote:
>
>     Jerry Rubinow wrote:
>     > On 2/11/08, *Mark Hutchinson* <mark at onnow.net
>     <mailto:mark at onnow.net> <mailto: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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Yup.  No resolution either.  I will hold off for a while on the SD and 
firewire capture.  S-Video should be fine.
I will go with that until the HD-PVR card ( hopefully ) comes out.
If that ever is supported, I suspect many users will be switching to 
that, and I will be in a more "supported" situation.

Mark


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