[mythtv-users] Good card for input from VHS tapes

[Marcus Bryner]

Thanks for the replies.   I just ordered a PVR150 from Newegg before this last 
reply but I'll look at the Plextor.   Thanks!

Marcus

On Saturday 29 March 2008 10:43:03 Brian Wood wrote:
> On Mar 29, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Marcus Bryner wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > My MythTV setup is not yet connected to cable/sat/OTA TV yet.   What
> > I would
> > like to do first is copy old VHS tapes for archiving.   Some
> > commercial, some
> > home movies.   Any of you have recommendations on the best input
> > card for
> > this?   There are a lot of options to pick from and I'm getting
> > confused.
> > The VCR only has coax and RCA jack output, no SVideo.   Just a
> > PVR-150 should
> > do the trick?  The differences between the different Hauppauge cards
> > is
> > confusing, and the PVR150 doesn't have a remote.   Also, will I need a
> > Macrovision remover inbtwn?   Thanks in advance!
>
> I wouldn't get a capture device solely for this purpose, most any
> device that works with Myth will work for this sort of job.
>
> I discovered (accidently believe it or not) that the Plextor PX-TV402U
> seems to ignore Macrovision (tm) encoding, at least in some cases.
>
> One big advantage for archiving purposes is that the Plextor can do
> hardware MPEG-4 encoding, saving space or the time of transcoding.
>
> I've seen deals for under $50 for these devices, probably because they
> are analog only and may become less desirable after Feb. 2009.
>
> beww
>
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