[mythtv-users] Recommendation for digital tuner for new mythtv system, UK freeview.

Richard Morton richard.e.morton at gmail.com
Wed Nov 18 18:23:37 UTC 2009


2009/11/18 Steve Curtis <scurtis at fixation.net>:
> 2009/11/16 Richard Morton <richard.e.morton at gmail.com>
>>
>> Hauppauge Nova t-500 (pci and dual tuner) or the equivalent hauppauge usb
>> sticks (you'd need two for two tuners) or anything with the same chipset,
>> such as technotrend cards.
>
> I have two Nova-t-500's in my backend, and they for the most part they work
> well.  Just a warning, and I'm not sure if this is only specific to my setup
> but I do occassionally (maybe once sometimes twice a month) have an issue
> where a nova-t-500 card will lock up, and I need to power the backend off
> (ie remove power to the machine) and restart and all is well.  A reboot will
> not suffice.  I've never got to the bottom of this - and wonder if anyone
> else has ever seen this issue?
> Cheers,
> Steve.

I also posted regarding this lockup; and I also have to disconnect
power. It understood from another poster (sorry I cant remember who)
that this is known issues and is caused by the VIA PCI to USB
chip/driver. The poster indicated that they will be looking into it to
resolve the issue - it's on their todo list.

R


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