[mythtv-users] Frontend "Couldn't find Xv support" problemwith PVR 350 TV out

[Jason Gillis]

Hi Torsten,

>> Is this an issue that the PVR 350 can record something it can't
>> play, or is myth doing some kind of processing on the incoming
>> signal to make it mpeg2-ts?
>
> Don't think so, the decoder will probably play it fine when you dd the
> file to it. I guess mythtv just doesn't match mpegts as a valid id.
>
> BTW, you might want to try DVD-special 2 as stream type. That's the
> stream type XP MCE uses, the one that's best supported by Hauppauge
> and the one you don't have to remultiplex when writing a DVD.

I actually tried dd'ing the mpeg2-ts stream to /dev/video16.  Just a line of
garbage at the top of the screen and no sound.  An mpeg2-ps stream went
through just fine.

I'll give DVD-special 2 a try tonight and see how that works out.

Is there a description anywhere of what all the format types are?  Some are
relatively simple to figure out, but others aren't so clear.  It seems like
there's one video format for every person that's been served at McDonald's.
:)

Thanks,
J