[mythtv-users] Question to all the Hauppauge PVR350 users
Dave Anderson
dave at ineedasite.com
Mon Dec 22 21:12:35 EST 2003
At 08:00 PM 12/22/2003, you wrote:
>The pvr350 has a tvout and I read something about framebuffer support. Can
>the tvout of the pvr350 be used to display anything or just mpeg2 video?
>Or in other words, can you use the tvout to display the frontend,
>mythvideo, mythgame, mythgallery,mythmusic, etc. i.e can you use it as a
>standard display device?
>
>What about the live tv possibilities? I mean, I know the pvr350 can record
>tv using its hardware, but can it also play it back? Even at the same
>time? i.e. live tv? What about playing back a already recorded show, while
>the pvr350 still actively records another show? Can it do that using its
>hardware, or will the cpu be used for playback?
>
>For anything that I asked, which the pvr350 can NOT do, please state if
>this is a hardware limitation, or if it is just a case of "current drivers
>dont support this feature yet".
The pvr-350 can indeed be used as a display for all of mythtv. I currently
use it as my only X display. And yes, you can watch live tv with it also.
For more info and limitations check out the ivtv list.
Dave
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