[mythtv-users] Pinnacle PCTV HD Card $19.95 + $5shipping

Colin McGregor colin.mc151 at gmail.com
Tue Sep 30 19:17:13 UTC 2008


On 9/30/08, Justin Johnson <justin.johnson3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Colin McGregor <colin.mc151 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> On 9/27/08, Andreas <linuxdreas at dslextreme.com> wrote:
>>> Am Samstag, 27. September 2008 12:17:47 schrieb Colin McGregor:
>>>> On 9/27/08, Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > Woot.com  today only.
>>>>
>>>> Two points:
>>>>
>>>> For those who (like myself) live outside the US, Woot only ships to US
>>>> addresses.
>>>
>>> The card receives NTSC and ATSC broadcasts. Would not be of much use
>>> outside
>>> the of US (except in Canada, of course).
>>
>> Well, I am Canadian, but a card like this could also be of some
>> interest to those in northern Mexico...
>>
>>>> Also, the Pinnacle card does appear to have decent Linux support
>>>> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_Card_(800i)
>>>
>>> In the meantime, the card is supported. I am not sure if it works
>>> out-of-the-box, but with current drivers from linuxtv.org, the card is
>>> working and recognised by MythTV.
>>>
>>> And there are dvb developers who consider the card's tuner, an xceive
>>> xc5000, as state-of-the-art for OTA reception.
>>>
>>> My conclusion: This is really an excellent deal.
>>
>> Agreed, it does look like an excellent deal.
>>
>> Colin McGregor
>>
>>> --
>>> Gruß
>>> Andreas
>
> Can this card record both Analog and ATSC/ClearQAM at the same time?
> Or is it one or the other?

One or the other.

> --Justin
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