[mythtv-users] Clear QAM and PVR 1250
Andrew Robinson
awrobinson-ml at nc.rr.com
Thu Jul 10 02:06:50 UTC 2008
Raphael wrote:
> Andrew Robinson wrote:
>> I bought a Hauppauge PVR 1250, dropped it in a Windows box, and hooked
>> it up to the cable (Time-Warner, no box). The auto search feature says
>> it finds no digital channels. Last night we bought a 26 in Sony Bravia.
>> I plugged that into the cable (again no box), and it found something
>> like 50 digital channels. I am hoping someone with much more experience
>> in these things could tell if I'm likely doing something wrong with the
>> PVR 1250, or if there is something different about the tuner in the Sony
>> that allows it to pick up the digital channels.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Andrew Robinson
>> _______________________________________________
>
>
> Well, let's see, first thing you're doing wrong is using it in windows.
> (sorry couldn't resist) Last I checked myth wasn't working that well on
> windows yet.
>
> In mythtv if you go into mythtv-setup and add it as a tuner, and then go
> to input connections and scan to add channels, it will find all your non
> encrypted QAM channels. The drivers for this card "just work" with the
> latest linux kernel. Or if you're using an older kernel just compile the
> latest v4l-dvb.
>
> That's a heck of a lot more than I can say for my attempts to get the
> thing working in windows when I first got it.
> raphy
>
Point taken. I should have mentioned that I eventually plan to drop the
card in a Myth box. :)
So you had trouble getting the digital channels in Windows but got them
in Myth? You know of no reason to think that there is a difference
between the Sony TV and the PVR 1250?
Thanks.
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