[mythtv-users] What's the practical limit on capture cards?

[ryan patterson]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Eric Mesa <ericsbinaryworld at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The following is for a master backend system I wish to build.  I already
> have a combo front/backend using the Hauppauge 500 MCE dual tuner.
>
> Let's say I had this board: (
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131200 ) which,
> as you can see supports Core 2 Duo.  It also has 4 PCIe slots and 2 PCI
> slots.  Now, I want to be able to record ATSC and QAM, so let's say I choose
> these cards (
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116016 ) and (
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116009 ) so that
> I can fill all 6 slots.
>
> So with a Core 2 Due processor, would it be possible to have a six tuner
> setup?  Anyone on the list actually have this many tuners in one box?
> Issues you encountered?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Eric Mesa
> <http://www.ericsbinaryworld.com>


My back end has two HDhomerun units (four ATSC tuners) and one Hauppauge
PVR-500 (two SD tuners).  This backend serves two HDTV frontend machines.
I've never seen any performance hit no matter how many shows I'm
recording/watching at once.
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Ryan Patterson
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