[mythtv-users] Tuner opinions?

[Don B]

On Sunday 21 February 2010 04:28:00 pm Dan Armbrust wrote:
> 
> >> wintv-hvr-1600 - two connections - nice - and it appears that the
> >> linux drivers support digital and analog?
> >
> > Maybe, but I'm not sure if they can both at the same time, or might
> > require a reboot to change modes. I'm not familiar with the 1600 though.
> 
> Hmm.... I'll need to do a lot more research on that then - I know it
> only has one tuner, so it would only do one at a time, but a reboot to
> change modes would suck.

Earlier, someone mentioned the PVR150 on flea-bay. Another option would
be the PVR500
Then you get 2 analog tuners for the price of one PCI slot.


> 
> What I gather about the HDHR is that they pick up a DHCP address,
> which MythTV finds... and from then on, MythTV can control everything
> (change channel, channel scan, start/stop record) over the network
> connection?

I have had the HDHR 2 tuner for 2 years and it has been rock solid
(except for the
power supply recall which has been long fixed). I use it to grab clear
QAM off
the TW cable which is required to provide local channels which includes
all the stuff 
I would get off ATSC/Antenna so I don't have to mess with that. I then
have that combined 
with the PVR to get the analog (NTSC) channels.
 
Has worked OK for me.

Once the price comes down or competition comes out, or TW goes all
digial, I am planning on
going with the HDPVR and their digital box.