[mythtv-users] Alternative to HDPVR

Rajil Saraswat rajil.s at gmail.com
Tue Dec 26 19:00:10 UTC 2017


On 12/26/2017 11:08 AM, George Mari wrote:
> I've been using a TBS2603 for the last 3 or 4 months, with only 1 or 2
> issues.
>
> 1. I only record from it a few times a week.  In the 3 or 4 months
> I've had it setup and working, I've only had to re-boot/reset it one
> time.  The web control interface was responsive, but there was no
> picture being output from the HDMI interface. 
> 2. If you set the TBS2603 to capture at 60 fps (useful for sports or
> live-action content), the video packets in the stream it generates do
> not contain any time duration, which I believe MythTV uses to properly
> display the duration of the recording, and it also affects seeking
> within the recording.  The recording displays as being twice as long
> as it actually is, and seeking only goes half the time you expect. 
> (i.e., seeking 30s actually only seeks 15s).  If I understand the
> explanation I got from someone more familiar with the issue, if the
> Myth player doesn't see this video packet duration info, it punts and
> assumes 30 fps, so if you just use the TBS2603 default of
> encoding/capturing at 30fps, everything works properly, but really
> it's happening by accident.
>
> Otherwise, picture quality is great.
Couple of questions:
1. It seems to support AAC. Have you tested it for multi-channel audio?
2. What mode do you have it setup, http/unicast/multicast?
3. Does LiveTV work well?



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