[mythtv-users] V-Stream Xpert DVB-T PCI slow tuning and other probs

[Phill Edwards]

> I have configured the card correctly, unloaded (removed) the cx88-blackbird
> drivers, done all the scandvb and tzap procedures and I can watch BBC One
> Scotland using mplayer dvb://"BBC ONE Scot" (I am in Scotland). However, the
> audio and video are often way out of sync; I get regular "Your system is too
> slow to play this" messages from mplayer; and changing channel can take a
> *very* long time with some channels. (Although I have noticed that it seems
> to be radio stations that mainly take a long time to tune.)
>
> I am concerned that no matter how much more time I put into configuring the
> box I will never resolve these issues. I suppose I have only one question:
>
> Are these issues limitations of the card or can I resolve them using a
> different TV viewer such as XaWTV or TVTime?
>
> All I want to do is watch DVB and occasionally record something that I will
> miss. If I can make the card work setting up MythTV will be my next goal.

I have 2 of these cards and they work beautifully on my Fedora Core 5
system. They worked straight out of the box for me. However, I was
using them with MythTV only - I haven't tried them with XaWTV or
TVTime or mplayer or anything like that so I can't comment on those.