[mythtv-users] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback

[Joe Votour]

See inline.

-- Joe

--- "Zach.Burlingame" <zach.burlingame at gmail.com>
wrote:

>    I am reading up on creating my own MythTV setup
> in our apartment and one
> of the things I am currently debating is using 2
> Hauppauge PVR-150s or 1
> Hauppauge PVR-500 because of its dual
> tuners/encoders. I noticed that in the
> case of the PVR-150 there is both a "vanilla"
> version and an "MCE" (for
> Windows XP Media Center Edition). However, I can
> only find the PVR-500 in
> the MCE flavor. I will be receiving one signal from
> digital cable using an
> IR blaster to control the cable box and the other
> signal from the basic
> cable. I do PLAN on moving both to digital cable, so
> if the PVR-500 does not
> support dual IR blasters, that would break its
> contention in my decision. My
> questions are as follows:
> 
>  
> 
> Is the Hauppauge PVR-500 only offered as the
> "PVR-500MCE"?
> 
That appears to be the case.  I figure that if
Hauppauge was selling the cards in the non-MCE
version, they likely would, because lots of people
would be interested in it.  (On the other hand, it
might cut into their sales of PVR-x50 cards too). 
>  
> 
> How is the support in Linux for the PVR-500 (e.g. is
> it any more difficult
> running two tuners/encoders on the PVR-500 versus 2
> separate PVR-150s)?
> 
The ivtv driver sees PVR-500 as two PVR-150 cards.  I
don't know about the radio though, I haven't tried it.
>  
> 
> What is your general experience / recommendation on
> the single PVR-500
> versus dual PVR-150 decision?
> 
I've never used a PVR-150, but I'm very happy with my
PVR-500.  I use it along with a PVR-250 for a total of
three tuners.
>  
> 
> Thanks for any and all help/feedback.
> 
>  
> 
> - Zach
> 
>  
> 
> Here is some background on what type of
> hardware/software environment I am
> currently looking at:
> 
> -------------------------------------
> 
> Backend:
> 
> -------------------------------------
> 
> Linux Distro:     Gentoo Linux
> 
> Processor:        AMD Athlon64 3000+ (Winchester
> Core)
> 
> Mobo:              Asus A8N-E (w/ Nforce4 Ultra
> chipset, PCI-E, and SATAII)
> 
> RAM:                2x 512MB DDR 400 PC-3200 CAS 2.5
> 
> Storage:           2x 40GB 7200 RPM 2MB cache ATA133
> in RAID 1 (system)
> 
>                         3x 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB cache
> SATA in software RAID 5
> (data, video)
> 
> Network:           100Mbit switched LAN
> 
> Tuners:             2 x Hauppauge PVR-150 or 1 x
> Hauppauge PVR-500
> 
> Signal:              For starters, 1 digital cable +
> 1 basic cable signal.
> Moving to dual digital cable signal.
> 
>  
> 
> -------------------------------------
> 
> Frontend(s):
> 
> -------------------------------------
> 
> TBD      
> 
>  
> 
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