[mythtv-users] TV card evolution

[Bart Coninckx]

On Saturday 01 December 2007 23:17, Brian Wood wrote:
> Bart Coninckx wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > a year ago I did some posts on the quality of TV picture on the PVR 350,
> > more specifically on the lack of quality when using it as a capture card
> > and not as a display card.
> >
> > Since it has been a while since those posts, I was wondering if there's
> > been any evolution in this: are there any new analogue TV-cards out with
> > better quality? The ultimate goal would be to have the same TV quality
> > with Mythtv as with the regular way of watching TV.
>
> Assuming the "regular way" means connecting your analog cable or the
> output of a satellite receiver directly to your TV set:
>
> I'm using PVR-150s and, while I can perceive a slight degradation from
> the "regular way", because I know precisely what to look for, nobody
> else, most viewers do not see this. In fact, a commercial TiVo shows
> more degradation than my Myth setup.
>
> If you get your resolution, bitrate etc. set up properly you can get
> very close to the "regular way".
>
> If casual viewers see a problem, I'd guess you have not set things up as
> well as they could be.
>
> beww

Brian,

thank you,

I've tried a bunch of recording profile settings, with high bitrates, 
deinterlacing etc. but none lead to a satisfying result.

Would you share with us what you did to get to your results?


Thank you,


B.