[mythtv-users] Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick

[diane mittnik]

On 5/16/08, Michael Lynch <lynchmv at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Wow!  So how does this compare with the HVR-1600 from Hauppauge?
>>
>> I'm confused as I thought USB was not well supported in mythTV? You seem
>> to
>> be running a brand new USB capture device thats working fine for you?
>> What
>> more would one need than this device (hardware-wise) to do PVR on his PC?
>> CL
>
> I'm not sure about how it compares to the HVR-1600 since I don't own
> one, but after a bit of reading and some previous knowledge, I was
> able to get the stick running fine.  I posted the link to my setup in
> a previous reply, but I'll add it again just for fun...
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/User:Lynchmv#Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_USB_Pro_Stick_notes
>
> I can record shows, watch live tv and do everything that MythTV does
> with regular tuners with this nifty little USB stick.  It is the 4th
> tuner in my system and I got it really just to see if it would work
> and to see what OTA HD channels I could pick up out in the sticks.
> The little antenna that came with it picks up ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX
> and a couple of the sub channels also.  Overall I'm happy with it
> considering I only dropped $45 on it.

Can more than one be used?  Assuming it's software processing (from
the little I understand on the subject right now), will plugging in
and using a second or even a third require a lot more cpu power, or
will there be a problem with interrupts, or too much traffic on the
usb bus for simultaneous two or three recordings? Please excuse my
lack of knowledge in any of the three areas (cpu power, interrupts if
it applies to simultaneous recordings and usb, or too much traffic on
three usb devices for the computer).

Thanks!
Regards,
D.