[mythtv-users] Hauppauge PVR500 replacement recommendations?

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From: David Newman <dnewman at networktest.com>
Sent: Monday 17th April 2023 17:44
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Subject: [mythtv-users] Hauppauge PVR500 replacement recommendations?


Recommendations for replacement of an ancient Hauppauge PVR500?

After being powered on 4/7/365 for 13+ years the old Hauppauge box went
to the Great PVR Yard in the Sky, and the replacement PVR500 found on
eBay has USB and/or power-supply problems:

device descriptor read/64, error -62

This is for recording only in HD, not 4k/6k/8k, from a Spectrum cable TV
feed. The Hauppauge box connects via Firewire to an Arris DCX3200-M.

What's a similar, more recent PVR box that will do the same thing?

Thanks!

dn


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It depends, 



If you want 5.1 channel surround sound, then a Hauppauge Colossus 2 card is a pretty good option, see this page to set it up:

https://github.com/jpoet/HauppaugeUSB



I've had limited success with the HD PVR 2 USB attached boxes, it seems you have to be very specific with the version that you buy - it must have the Optical input and,. it appears, that it needs to have the micro-USB connector.



If you're not bothered about 5.1 channel surround sound, then I've also had success with a standard HDMI to USB Video Capture card - pretty cheap from Amazon, this is the one I got:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08L9KGNLT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1





Regards,

Dave.
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