[mythtv-users] IONITX-C tearing 1080p

[Brian Wood]

On Thursday 10 December 2009 09:02:33 am Bobby Schwartz wrote:
> > I certainly hope not, I'm in the process of building a new B/E to use
> > the same
> > tuners, plus a couple of PVR-150s to capture analog cable and VCR
> > outputs.
> > The HD-PVR will be connected to a DISH receiver via component.
> 
> Not to push further OT but...  I'm running an HD-PVR and an HDHomeRun 
on
> an AthlonXP 2500+ dedicated backend.  No issues whatsoever.  I have two
> PVR-150s and I'm debating putting them back in.  I was really
> disappointed in the quality when I first tested them in Linux.  They
> looked much better in Windows for some reason.

By "testing them in Linux" do you mean MythTV or some other Linux app?

The default resolution for a PVR-150 in Myth produces sub-par video, 
changing it to 720x480 makes a world of difference.