[mythtv-users] Hardware h264 via plug-in card?

[Steve Heistand]

> > If you pre-ordered, you spent $249 on a device that you still can't  
> > use (not wanting to run unstable/experimental software) which is now
> 
>      That's pretty much true of MythTV in general. If you think otherwise
> you're just kidding yourself. Meanwhile, some of us that were not scarred
> for life by earlier experiences with ivtv or lirc are happily exploiting
> the full potential of the Hauppauge 1212 in MythTV.

Im not happily exploiting 5.1 sound out of the thing yet. but from whats come
out in the past couple of days its certainly breathing hard.

but to be honest I rushed over to keyboard with CC in hand to preorder one
if for the only reason to make sure I got one before hauppauge got sued.
then once I got it working under mythtv I got another. now Im happily recording
about 50 shows a week across the 2 units.  Its not certainly brain dead (flashing 12:00 
on the vcrs) consumer level hardware yet but its as reliable and stable as everything
else mythtv related. Best $500 I spent outside a strip club in ages.


"Why is it so hot inside this handbasket?"
--
Steve Heistand
steve at heistand.org