[mythtv-users] New User System Setup Questions

[Jason Ramey]

I concur. Most TVs are like this too, I think...
-- 
Jason Ramey
webmaster at permutation.org


> As far as I know.. ALL tuner cards only go up to 125 channels.. To obtain
> higher channels, you must hook the card up to a digital cable box or
> sattelite reciever and change the tuner card to channel 3 or 4 or
> whatever..
>
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>> I am trying to put together a machine for MythTV and
>> have the ATI Wonder VE.  I have yet to have everything
>> running (other issues).  Should I be concerned about
>> this car and return it?  (running RH 8.0 but that
>> could change at any time)
>>
>> I also noticed that the Hauppauge cards were listed as
>> "125-channel Tvtuners" Does this mean I will only be
>> able to watch up to 125?  If so, will I have the same
>> issue with the card I have?
>>
>> thanks
>> josh
>>
>> --- Jason Ramey <webmaster at permutation.org> wrote:
>>> Hauppauge cards are great. I had absolutely no
>>> problems with mine, worked
>>> the first time, every time. I'm waiting on my WinTV
>>> 401 dbx-fm card to
>>> come in, my current hauppauge card has problems with
>>> channels 6-11. I
>>> don't believe this is because the card, but rather
>>> some issue with digital
>>> cable at a former residence burning it up a little.
>>> I'll post once I have
>>> the new one installed.
>>> --
>>> Jason Ramey
>>> webmaster at permutation.org
>>>
>>>
>>> > Before reading this, note: I have never gotten
>>> mythtv working and have
>>> > only once tried to with my Pinnacle BTTV card...
>>> So, here's what I've been
>>> > gathering over the last couple months of viewing
>>> this list.
>>> >
>>> > I see TONS of people complain about their ATI
>>> All-In-Wonder cards....
>>> >    1) They can't record and playback at the same
>>> time...
>>> >    2) there are tons of auto-detection problems
>>> >    3) the VE model seems to be more problematic
>>> than others.
>>> >
>>> > I don't see any problems with Hauppauge cards...
>>> everybody seems to have
>>> > really good luck with those.  I'm wondering what
>>> peoples opinions are with
>>> > these cards - what problems do they have, if any?
>>> >
>>> > As for TV-Out, my GeForce2 MX400 has excellent
>>> TV-Out and was super-easy
>>> > to set up...  Why do people fuss with matrox
>>> g200/400/450 cards when there
>>> > is such a cheap alternative? is it because the
>>> g200 has a tv-tuner?  Can
>>> > it record and playback at the same time?
>>> >
>>> > Thats all I have for now... :)
>>> >
>>> > --Micah
>>> >
>>> >> Thanks for the info so far! I think I am going to
>>> drop the creative
>>> >> infra remote and go with the ATI Remote Wonder,
>>> unless anyone else has
>>> >> another suggestion.  I also think I am going to
>>> drop the 2.0ghz Celeron
>>> >> in exchange for a AMD 1800+ tbred core. Hopefully
>>> that will run cooler
>>> >> or at least as cool. If need be I can always
>>> downclock it a bit. In
>>> >> response to:
>>> >>
>>> >>>Your question about recording and watching at the
>>> same time: I couldn't
>>> >>> tell what exactly you meant. So I'll just tell
>>> you how it is. Mythtv
>>> >>> can record one stream per tuner card. It can
>>> also play one stream at
>>> >>> the same time  (assuming you have backend and
>>> frontend on one machine.
>>> >>> "Live" tv is really just recording a stream, and
>>> then playing the same
>>> >>> stream right away. So while your tuner is
>>> recording a stream you can a)
>>> >>> watch that stream (ie "live" tv), or b)watch a
>>> different, prerecorded
>>> >>> stream. Finally, if you have two tuners you can
>>> record two streams at a
>>> >>> time and watch one of them, or a different
>>> prerecorded stream. That
>>> >>> make sense? My *guess* is that a 2ghz celeron
>>> could handle two tuners,
>>> >>> but I'm not sure.
>>> >>
>>> >> I am not really looking to do 2 TV tuners. What I
>>> was wondering about
>>> >> is if I am recording a show at say 8:00 - 9:00
>>> can I start watching a
>>> >> previously recorded show at 8:15 while the other
>>> show is recording?
>>> >> Would a AMD 1800+ be able to handle both at once?
>>> Was wondering how
>>> >> much luck others have had on the board. I would
>>> be recording probably
>>> >> at 480x480.
>>> >>
>>> >> If anyone else has any suggestions or comments
>>> please let me know, this
>>> >> really is helping me out a lot. Thanks again.
>>> >>
>>> >> -D
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