[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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