[mythtv-users] Recommendations - WinTV-DCR-2650 vs HD Homerun Prime

[Philip Isaacs]

Awesome. Thanks for the info.




On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Philip Isaacs <showcasefloyd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hey Eric,
> >
> > I looked into the  HDPVR 1212 but I wasn't sure what the advantage of it
> > was.
>
> The 1212 supports recording the analog output of a set top box.  This
> is the only method that allows recording high definition copy
> controlled content.  The 1212 also produces MPEG-4 recordings,
> compared with MPEG-2 on Comcast cable, resulting in a smaller file on
> disk for the same quality recording.
>
> Getting closed captioning to work on an HDPVR is a bit tricky, though.
>  You'll need an additional standard definition analog recorder for
> that, such as a PVR 150.
>
> > By the way there appears to be a few different models of the HDPVR's
> > that Hauppauge makes. Will any of these models work for me?
>
> Only the 1212 (box with straight sides) has drivers for Linux.  The
> HDPVR-2 series (with pinched sides) is incompatible.
>
> > Also was it difficult to configure with your MythTV box.
>
> I'll let you know when I'm done.  ;)
>
> Kidding aside, it's not really that hard to get the basics working.
> Continual tweaking for advanced features can take up arbitrary amounts
> of time.
>
> Eric
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