[mythtv-users] Myth vs. Sage vs. Beyond

Jerome Yuzyk jerome at supernet.ab.ca
Sat Nov 4 18:00:45 UTC 2006


On Saturday 04 November 2006 09:01, Ed Gatzke wrote:
> Fighting the low-quality drivers on my PVR-500 with the "new and
> improved??" Samsung tuners has made me consider trying a SageTV or
> BeyondTv build (since the windows drivers apparently work now). 
> Questions about things I would have to support for the wife:
>
> Do they support the pcHDTV 3000 card for OTA?
>
> Do the archive shows to DVD?
>
> Do they have PIP for SD+HD?  Myth still gives me aspect ratio problems
> in PIP with .20
>
> Do they rip DVDs to disk and play DVDs?
>
> Do they show picture slideshows?
>
> Can you specify directories to be used for different things?

Also check out Media Portal - http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ - 
open-source and quite good - there seems to be the same kind of commitment 
to the cause (modulo the operating system) as Myth.

The ivtv guys are trying, but you can't polish a turd - even with the very 
latest Windows drivers these cards (Type B with Samsung tuners) are a 
disappointment. I am hoping PVR-250s are better but I fear the latest 
revisions use the same cheap tuners and Hauppauge is falling behind the 
pack.

Now I just have to determine what to use instead.


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