[mythtv-users] PCI-E Capture Card for Australia

[Stephen Worthington]

On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:44:24 +1000, you wrote:

>Hello all
>
>I am currently in the process of moving my MythTV from a dedicated box in 
>the lounge room to my dedicated central server. I currently have a Hauppauge 
>WinTV-Nova-T card that has been working well. When I move it to my server, 
>it no longer functions due to a dodgy PCI-E-to-PCI converter chip on the 
>motherboard (ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1083/1085 PCIe to PCI Bridge (rev 
>01)). The capture card will work for about 5-10 minutes before failing and 
>not recording properly after that.
>
>It appears that the only solution is to move to a PCI-E capture card. Can 
>anybody recommend a PCI-E based card (for Australia) that works well. Given 
>my server runs 24/7, I am particularly interested in cards with drivers that 
>are known to continue to work after extended up-time
>
>I am currently running kernel version 3.10 with a standard Gentoo install
>
>Many thanks
>
>Jason

Have you considered USB tuners, or are they affected by the
motherboard problem too?