[mythtv] PVR 250 & Linux vs Windows PVRs
Derek Atkins
warlord at MIT.EDU
Wed Nov 12 11:56:46 EST 2003
Lots of people have set up MythTV boxes with PVR-250/350 cards. It
works great. Recording works great with either type of card. The 350
output is terrific (although the driver still has a bunch of issues).
-derek
"George & Kim Lopez" <gklopez at metacrawler.com> writes:
> I have seen, with mixed results, Linux PVR
> solutions using Hauppauge PVR 250 tuner cards on
> different systems. I am in the research phase
> (reading the web, subscribing to mail-lists,
> downloading How-to Manuals, etc) of converting
> one of my computers (P4, 2.4 GHz), currently in
> a closet, into a Linux PVR. I am curious if
> anyone has actually gotten the system up and
> running to a satisfactory condition. I am not
> necessarily an audio-phile. I just want to be
> able to record and archive different TV shows or
> music off of my Direct TV.
> I am about to buy my TV tuner card (the only
> piece of equipment I think I am missing) and was
> considering the Hauppauge PVR 250 or 350 or the
> Pinnacle Pro. From the Hauppauge and Pinnacle
> web-site, it looks like I could set up a Windows
> PVR solution instead of Linux. Any thoughts on
> this? Why would this NOT be a good solution
> other than the fact that it would be M$. Please
> accept my apologies as I realize I have
> bombarded you with a ton of questions. I would
> appreciate any info you could provide. I will
> do my best to document my results and post my
> learnings or travails. Admittedly, I am a bit
> of a Linux newbie as I have not messed with it
> since RH 6.2 came out.
>
>
> Thanks,
> George
>
>
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