[mythtv-users] Question about PVR-350 and Myth...

[Jeff Simpson]

> My question is in regard to the hardware encoding / decoding capabilities of
> the PVR-350.  Am I required to use the TV Out of the PVR-350 to enjoy the
> MPEG decoding capabilities of the card?

As far as I know, yes.
> Can the card encode and decode at the same time (live TV)? 

yup, and it works very well. I see ~8-10% of cpu in use when recording
a channel and watching a recording at the same time (or watching live,
same thing). Very nice :-)

> I had problems with Myth getting video to initialize, and finally was able
> to get live TV to display.  It was very choppy, stuttery, and ultimately
> just locked up.  I am not using the TV out of the card, and am presently
> just using the PC monitor.  I have a long ways to go on this, but I need to
> start with a better understanding of how the PVR350 works with the system. 

hope that helps some. 
>   
> Regards, 
>   
> Redeye 
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