[mythtv-users] Hardware "Survey" (Pundit-R)

[Joaquín Lago Pérez]

Hi Lekkin,
could you please give more information about your solution for audio 
with the Pundit-R.
I have such a system, and I get problems with "prebuffering pauses", 
which I think is related to the audio channels. I would like to try your 
steps, so maybe I can solve the annoying chipping of video and audio 
while showing live TV or a recorder asset.
In addition, which configuration (driver, resolution, etc.) do you use 
for the video card?
Thanks in advance.
Juako.


[mythtv-users] Hardware "Survey" (Pundit-R)
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Sat Nov 20 19:47:35 UTC 2004

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I have a Pundit-R with a PVR-250. To get the capture card installed
without bending the chassis (too much) I had to insert the card into the
lower slot on the Pundit and even then it is a bit of a thight fit. It
works though and the chassis can close without any problems.

I'm going to install a second card soon and I have my eyes on the PVR-350
and I have come the conclusion that it will probably mean that I will have
to "work" the chassis a bit (and maybe even cut a little here and there).
I think it is ok since the modding will be hidden once you close the case.
As to the PVR-350 being a little longer - it should be ok since the tight
fit is height wise.

As to whether it is worth it - I think so.... The Pundit is the only case
I found that has a reasonable size and where you (teoretically) can fit 2
pci cards...  Most other bare-bones only have room for 1 pci.

The one thing to be aware of is that the Pundit hardware is rather new.
This means that the network card isn't suported with a standard Fedora
core 2 install (there is however a solution to this) and that the mobo
uses the atiixp audio driver which cause some problems. I seem to have
found the solution (with help from the forum) by switching to ALSA audio
and by modifying the latency_delay of the pci cards (not as hard or
"geeky" as it sounds). Once I verify that the setup works in the longer
run, I'm going to do a write up of the steps.

Hope the above helped/helps.

/lekkim