[mythtv-users] Using PVR-350 to record old VCR video

[Mike Perkins]

On 24/05/12 22:01, Preston Crow wrote:
> On 05/23/12 18:36, Ben Kamen wrote:
>> I've long since removed my PVR-350 from the config of the system --
>> (ComCast no longer does "analog" ) but would like to transfer some old
>> VCR tapes to .mpg format.
>
> What I did was leave it in the configuration, but set the composite input to
> connected to a dummy listing that only has channel 1, which I named "VCR." Now I
> can do manual recording through Myth from the VCR, which works better for me
> than doing it outside Myth.
>
> I noted that my PVR-250 claims to have three composite inputs, which I suspect
> are actually separate chroma and luminance, along with the full composite, as
> one is junk and the other is black-and-white. Be sure you select the correct input.
>
The extra inputs are for an add-on back panel which plugs into the PVR-250. I'm 
not sure what use this would be, as there is still only one decoder on board, 
shared by everything. Perhaps ancient video editing suites.

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Mike Perkins