<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/2/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Brian Wood</b> <<a href="mailto:beww@beww.org">beww@beww.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Chris Henderson wrote:<br>><br>> Hi Brian,<br>><br>> thanks for taking the time to write back.<br>><br>><br>> The ever-present question: are you talking about SD or HD tuners?<br>><br>><br>> I thought i mentioned that, sorry.
<br>> Mainly SD and I guess the odd HD.<br>><br>> I have four PVR-150 cards on a standard 33Mhz. 32-bit "consumer" type<br>> PCI bus and I have no problems is all are in use at the same time for SD
<br>> recordings.<br>><br>><br>> Hmm i guess that answers the PCI cards question.<br>><br>> so now we need to hear form somebody that is running the USB tuners to<br>> see if you can run four of them.
<br><br>The most of those I ever ran at the same time was 2 (Plextor units). SD<br>obviously. I had no problems.<br><br>The math says 4 USB units should work, but I'd have to see it to believe<br>it, as USB drivers can be resource hogs.
<br><br>Another option you might look into for HD (or SD that's digital) is the<br>HDHomerun. They seem to be getting very good reviews here. Two tuners<br>over ethernet<br></blockquote></div><br>hi,<br><br>hey that looks very cool, two of those and i would be set.
<br>But wait, it looks like it is only for USA.<br><br>Anyone else out there running 4 USB tuners.......<br><br>CH<br><br>