<div dir="ltr">Thanks. I just sent the configuration I think I'm going with. So if things go well I will probably purchase it all this weekend.<div><br></div><div>Yeah...I'm ready to start playing :)</div><div><br>
</div><div>steve</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Raphael <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rpooser@gmail.com">rpooser@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">Paulin wrote:<br>
> Raphael,<br>
><br>
> Thanks for the information. I'm still learning all of this stuff (well<br>
> outside my knowledge range :)<br>
><br>
> Anyway I pretty much have the most basic Comcast stuff so those channels<br>
> will be fine for me. It sounds like they are encrypting the extended<br>
> basic packages (and up). I pretty much only watch FOX, ABC, NBC, and CBS.<br>
><br>
> I was just reading the Wikipedia page on DTV and I get the SDTV, EDTV,<br>
> HDTV concepts a little bit better (clear as mud). So if<br>
> no conversion is need because it's in MPEG already then I will probably<br>
> look at getting the pcHDTV card (<a href="http://www.pchdtv.com/" target="_blank">http://www.pchdtv.com/</a>) and a<br>
> WINTV-HVR-1250.<br>
><br>
> There isn't any issue with mixing cards right? The reason I can't go<br>
> with two 1250 because I only have 1 PCIe slot which is what the 1250<br>
> appears to support. Any other recommendations.<br>
><br>
> And thanks for all the help. It is greatly appreciated.<br>
><br>
> Steve<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Steve,<br>
The PCHDTV cards seem to be pretty good according to the wiki. There is<br>
a page that lists several different cards here:<br>
<a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Video_capture_card#ATSC_Cards_.28only_in_US.2FCanada_.29" target="_blank">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Video_capture_card#ATSC_Cards_.28only_in_US.2FCanada_.29</a><br>
It's not exhaustive though and sometimes the same category of<br>
information can be spread around the wiki so you might find more.<br>
<br>
Mixing cards is no problem. I have an HVR1250 and a pinnacle HD pro<br>
stick (usb tuner) for digital tuners, for instance, along with a PVR-150<br>
for analog in the same machine. As long as it works in linux and myth it<br>
shouldn't be a problem to mix and match.<br>
Good luck!<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">Raphael<br>
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