[mythtv-users] PCI-E Capture Card for Australia

Matt Boyd mattslists at gmail.com
Tue Jun 24 12:18:22 UTC 2014


Kaiser bass were selling the network tuner, hdhr2 branded here. Looks like
they have discontinued it. I was thinking about getting a second one.
On 24/06/2014 5:02 pm, "Michael Watson" <michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au>
wrote:

> On 24/06/2014 9:39 AM, Jason But wrote:
>
>> On 06/23/14 19:23, Stephen Worthington wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:44:24 +1000, you wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hello all
>>>>
>>>> I am currently in the process of moving my MythTV from a dedicated box
>>>> in
>>>> the lounge room to my dedicated central server. I currently have a
>>>> Hauppauge
>>>> WinTV-Nova-T card that has been working well. When I move it to my
>>>> server,
>>>> it no longer functions due to a dodgy PCI-E-to-PCI converter chip on the
>>>> motherboard (ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1083/1085 PCIe to PCI Bridge
>>>> (rev
>>>> 01)). The capture card will work for about 5-10 minutes before failing
>>>> and
>>>> not recording properly after that.
>>>>
>>>> It appears that the only solution is to move to a PCI-E capture card.
>>>> Can
>>>> anybody recommend a PCI-E based card (for Australia) that works well.
>>>> Given
>>>> my server runs 24/7, I am particularly interested in cards with drivers
>>>> that
>>>> are known to continue to work after extended up-time
>>>>
>>>> I am currently running kernel version 3.10 with a standard Gentoo
>>>> install
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks
>>>>
>>>> Jason
>>>>
>>> Have you considered USB tuners, or are they affected by the
>>> motherboard problem too?
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>>
>> No, the USB tuner would not be a problem
>>
>> I always considered USB tuners to be a "laptop-solution". I have been
>> worried by the issue of weight from the antenna cable dragging down on the
>> USB dongle. I've also been worried by a slight knock to my server causing a
>> cable to become unplugged.
>>
>>  I run 2x PS3 PlayTV Tuners, which are dual USB Tuners, that work out of
> the box under linux.  I live on the outer fringe of Melbourne, and these
> units work fantastic.  The USB cable allows them to be located wherever
> convenient.  The only issue with them, is that they dont work after a
> reboot, you must shutdown and power up for the firmware to load properly.
>
>
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