[mythtv-users] Firewire vs HD-PVR
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com
Wed Oct 14 18:44:08 UTC 2009
On Oct 14, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Yeechang Lee wrote:
> Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> says:
>> FireWire for the channels that come off the port w/o encryption, HD-
>> PVR for the rest, and yeah, they're part of a recording group. Both
>> change channels over FireWire.
>
> Any reason for preferring FireWire over HD-PVR when both are
> available?
A few reasons, yes. One, because I can. Two, to make sure FireWire is
still working. Three, to put less mileage on the HD-PVR.
> I'd think the latter would be preferred given smaller
> recordings and (what I'd hope is)
> indistinguishable-from-the-original-MPEG2 quality.
File size doesn't really matter to me, there's very little I keep
around for very long, and I've got plenty of storage. I believe I've
also still got my STB locked at 720p output, so HD-PVR stuff is all
1280x720p, while some of the channels still come off FireWire at
1920x1080i. If I'm thinking clearly, the HD-PVR should handle stuff at
1080i just fine these days, but finding out for sure w/my setup isn't
very high on my priority list.
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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com
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