[mythtv-users] Pinnacle PCTV HD Card $19.95 + $5shipping

Justin Johnson justin.johnson3 at gmail.com
Tue Sep 30 19:11:57 UTC 2008


On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Colin McGregor <colin.mc151 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/27/08, Andreas <linuxdreas at dslextreme.com> wrote:
>> Am Samstag, 27. September 2008 12:17:47 schrieb Colin McGregor:
>>> On 9/27/08, Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Woot.com  today only.
>>>
>>> Two points:
>>>
>>> For those who (like myself) live outside the US, Woot only ships to US
>>> addresses.
>>
>> The card receives NTSC and ATSC broadcasts. Would not be of much use outside
>> the of US (except in Canada, of course).
>
> Well, I am Canadian, but a card like this could also be of some
> interest to those in northern Mexico...
>
>>> Also, the Pinnacle card does appear to have decent Linux support
>>> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_Card_(800i)
>>
>> In the meantime, the card is supported. I am not sure if it works
>> out-of-the-box, but with current drivers from linuxtv.org, the card is
>> working and recognised by MythTV.
>>
>> And there are dvb developers who consider the card's tuner, an xceive
>> xc5000, as state-of-the-art for OTA reception.
>>
>> My conclusion: This is really an excellent deal.
>
> Agreed, it does look like an excellent deal.
>
> Colin McGregor
>
>> --
>> Gruß
>> Andreas
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Can this card record both Analog and ATSC/ClearQAM at the same time?
Or is it one or the other?

--Justin


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