[mythtv-users] Analog capture cards

[Brian Wood]

On Tuesday 09 February 2010 01:45:57 pm Bob Wiegand wrote:
> Brian Wood wrote:
> > On Tuesday 09 February 2010 01:18:50 pm Bob Wiegand wrote:
> >> I wouldn't mind getting a dual analog/digital card as long as the
> >> analog half works well. I tried a HVR-1600 but the analog capture
> >> just isn't that good.
> >
> > Are you able to compare it's analog capture to a PVR? The 1600 has
> > hardware MPEG encoding, I'd expect it to be more or less the same as a
> > PVR, or is it perhaps a driver issue that might improve with time?
> 
> I doubt its the driver. I would guess that the hardware tuner just isn't
> as good.
> 
> I had both the 350 and the 1600 in my machine at the same time. When I
> switched back an forth between tuners the difference in quality was
> easy to see.

Still not definitive. The two tuners might want different input levels for 
optimum performance. Even the slot position might make a difference.

But it's a datapoint, thanks for any information you can provide.

Testing with baseband video input would eliminate the tuners from the 
equation. I think a lot of analog capture devices will be used with STBs or 
sat receivers these days, so baseband performance might be the most important 
factor.