[mythtv-users] PCI-E Analog Card

[Harry McGregor]

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On 1/24/10 2:39 PM, Mark wrote:
> As Brian stated, I *seriously* doubt you can do this with USB
> tuners,  and that many streams without hardware compression will
> bring the most potent server to it's knees,
> so if you have to use that Dell server, and if you have at least one
> PCI slot, I'd seriously recommend looking at a PCI expansion
> chassis.  They can be had off Ebay for reasonable
> money used, like 300 or less.  Look for Magma, Avid, SBS, and
> others.  I have one of those on my backend, with two PVR250's in it,
> and it works just fine.  You can get up to 13 slot
> versions, but that might be a bit much PCI throughput.  I think I
> paid about $150 for my chassis, and another $125 for the host card
> and cable.  I'd be looking hard at your cable service,
> and seeing if you can get digital channels too.  That would simplify
> things I think.  It's a lot easier to dump streams to the hard disk
> than to compress them in CPU cycles and then save them.
> Make SURE your I/O is up to snuff.  A fast disk controller and disks
> would be a big help.  If you don't have PCI slots at all, I'm told
> that Magma at least has a PCI-e host card that can talk
> to it's PCI expansion chassis line, you'll probably pay some mucho
> coin for it though.  You'll probably find it's cheaper to go with
> older hardware and PCI capture cards I think though...

I have not tried this product personally, but it may be worth looking
at, it gives you 4 PCI slots off of one PCI-e x1 slot.

https://www.mwave.com/mwave/SkuSearch_v3.asp?scriteria=4430799

http://www.startech.com/item/PEX2PCI4-PCI-Express-to-Four-Slot-PCI-Expansion-Bay.aspx

The mwave site lists linux compatibility, but the manufacturer does not...

                        Harry

> Good luck
> Mark
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