[mythtv-users] Can I use a Ceton InfiniTV device on a Windows 7 box?

[Frank Feuerbacher]

I have been experimenting with an InfiniTV PCI-e board with NextPVR 
(using SageDCT and NextPVR's NetworkRecorder). I have just set up XBMC 
(Frodo-RC2) on my new Ubuntu 12.10 box. I would like to try out MythTV. 
Since my InfiniTV is in semi-production mode I would like to keep the 
disruption to a minimum by using some combination of MythTV's 
NetworkRecorder, the Ceton Network Tuner or Bridging of the Ceton 
network interface. It looks like this is possible to do, but it also 
seems that MythTV has a reputation for being a bit difficult to 
configure. I am no computer wimp, but I admit the fight can all be a tad 
tiring after a while.

Is this a rational thing to do? Are there any suggestions or guidance 
other than the wiki page for the InfiniTV 
(http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Ceton_InfiniTV_4)? I'm planning on using the 
latest MythTV and praying that it will integrate with XBMC (eventually, 
if not immediately).

Also, any general feedback on using the InfiniTV with MythTV locally, or 
otherwise would be useful. My experience with NextPVR is that it works 
fairly well as long as you don't watch live TV or change channels (which 
generally works for me). The (1080-i mpeg2) .ts files produced using my 
cable operator tend to be noisy, preventing playback by VLC and 
requiring processing with ts4np.exe and/or Project-X before Avidemux or 
VLC will work with them.

Thanx