[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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