[mythtv-users] Re: Proliant server as a backend...

[Steve Adeff]

On Thursday 10 November 2005 13:17, Mike Frisch wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 01:04:30PM -0500, Jonathan Link wrote:
> > IIRC sound card isn't needed on the backend, unless it is also a front
> > end.  My backend has an intergrated one, so I can't be certain.
>
> If the PVR-[1|2|3]50 is being fed by a cable box or satellite receiver,
> a sound card is necessary to capture the audio.  I feed my PVR-250 with
> a satellite receiver via S-Video and the sound goes through my sound
> card.

wait, you can use a PVR-150 to capture the video and a soundcard to capture 
audio? I thought this wasn't possible? I'd like to be able to do this so I 
can capture an AC3 stream with the PVR-150 input.

Steve