[mythtv-users] SECOND card in addition to the Hauppauge HVR-2250?

[Raymond Wagner]

On Sep 12, 2013, at 15:02, Leif Pihl <leif at pihl.us> wrote:

> RW, please see below: 
> 
> On Sep 12, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>> On Sep 12, 2013, at 13:54, Leif Pihl <leif at pihl.us> wrote:
>> 
>>> Does anyone out there use a SECOND card in addition to the dual channel Hauppauge HVR-2250? 
>>> I seem to finally have the 2250 running, this in addition to the HVR-1800 that I got going first. 
>>> 
>>> I have the 1800 (single channel) hooked up to the Antenna in the attic, 
>>> and the 2250 (dual channel) is connected to the CATV input. 
>>> 
>>> Beyond that, are there any words of advice regarding how to configure MythTV for my situation? 
>>> Note that I HAVE signed up to schedulesdirect.org for the $6 (2 month?) trial period.
>> 
>> Just add it as a third tuner, in addition to the two you already configured on the HVR-2250.  Since you now have a second video source (antenna vs. cable TV) you will need to add a second source and lineup in MythTV.
> 
> 
> Ah, no.  
> It's the other way around.
> The 1800 was the first source (antenna).
> The 2250 is now the second {and third} source (CATV). 
> 
> Does this change your answer, or is the sequence of card installation irrelevant?

A video source is just a unique list of channels that every bound input can access.  You only have two sources: cable TV and broadcast TV.  Those two sources will be shared by your three tuners.