[mythtv-users] HVR-2200 as a PVR-500 replacement?

[Rajil Saraswat]

I am looking to feed PAL video through the composite port of HVR 2250.
Is the composite port agnostic to NTSC and PAL video?

dmesg of HVR-2250 gives no indication of PAL
[   12.455772] saa7164_downloadimage() Image downloaded, booting...
[   12.559273] saa7164_downloadimage() Image booted successfully.
[   12.559305] starting firmware download(2)
[   15.322870] saa7164_downloadimage() Image downloaded, booting...
[   17.219079] saa7164_downloadimage() Image booted successfully.
[   17.219104] firmware download complete.
[   17.269963] tveeprom 0-0000: Hauppauge model 88061, rev C4F2
[   17.269971] tveeprom 0-0000: tuner model is NXP 18271C2_716x (idx
152, type 4)
[   17.269974] tveeprom 0-0000: TV standards NTSC(M) ATSC/DVB Digital
(eeprom 0x88)
[   17.269977] tveeprom 0-0000: audio processor is SAA7164 (idx 43)
[   17.269979] tveeprom 0-0000: decoder processor is SAA7164 (idx 40)
[   17.269982] tveeprom 0-0000: has radio, has IR receiver, has no IR
transmitter
[   17.269984] saa7164[0]: Hauppauge eeprom: model=88061
[   17.608192] tda18271 1-0060: creating new instance
[   17.613039] TDA18271HD/C2 detected @ 1-0060
[   17.882112] DVB: registering new adapter (saa7164)
[   17.882126] saa7164 0000:00:06.0: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend
0 (Samsung S5H1411 QAM/8VSB Frontend)...
[   18.166567] tda18271 2-0060: creating new instance
[   18.171782] TDA18271HD/C2 detected @ 2-0060
[   18.428336] tda18271: performing RF tracking filter calibration
[   20.842124] tda18271: RF tracking filter calibration complete
[   20.845640] DVB: registering new adapter (saa7164)
[   20.845652] saa7164 0000:00:06.0: DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend
0 (Samsung S5H1411 QAM/8VSB Frontend)...
[   20.883419] saa7164[0]: registered device video0 [mpeg]
[   21.112302] saa7164[0]: registered device video1 [mpeg]
[   21.326141] saa7164[0]: registered device vbi0 [vbi]
[   21.326339] saa7164[0]: registered device vbi1 [vbi]

 

On 08/02/2017 10:48 AM, Curtis Gedak wrote:
> Regarding the Hauppauge WinTV HVR-2250, I've been able to successfully
> record from OTA HDTV broadcasts (720p and 1080i), analog standard
> definition cable TV, and also via the composite port (VHS VCR connected
> to transfer home recordings).
>
> I have had these cards set up and running successfully with both
> Mythbuntu 12.04 and 14.04.
>
> If you need more information and links to firmware then check out my
> tutorial at:
>
> Installing Mythbuntu 14.04.1 with MythTV 0.27
> http://gedakc.users.sourceforge.net/display-doc.php?name=pvr-install-mythbuntu1404
>
> 'Hope that helps.
>
> Curtis
>
> On 2017-08-01 06:46 PM, Rajil Saraswat wrote:
>> Thanks for the responses so far. It is a bit disappointing that there is
>> not a worthwhile successor to PVR-500 with PCIe support.  I am leaning
>> more towards HVR-2250 since its availability is better. The linuxtv page
>> (https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2250)
>> suggests that Analog support is experimental. Did anybody trying
>> recording via composite port in MythTV?
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