[mythtv] PVR 250 & Linux vs Windows PVRs

[hayward at slothmud.org]

The PVR250 has TV-IN, but no TV-OUT.
Thats a feature only in the 350.

--Brian

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, George & Kim Lopez wrote:

>Great info.  I really appreciate the editorial
>review w/regard to MythTV.  So the bozo question
>of the day, what do you mean by an external
>tuner?  Are you talking antenae vs cable TV vs
>Satellite dish or are you talking about the
>receiver for the tuner card?
>   Also, regarding the PVR 350 vs PVR 250, you
>mention issues with TV out on the 350.  Does
>anyone know if the same issues exist with the PVR
>250?
>
>Thanks,
>GML
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>From: "Desmond Rivet" <desmond_rivet at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 01:56:57 +0000
>To: mythtv-dev at mythtv.org
>Subject: Re: [mythtv] PVR 250 & Linux vs Windows PVRs
>
>
>I currently use a PVR-350 in a 2.4GHz P4 box. For
>the most part things work 
>great. And the scheduling is rather intelligent -
>MythTV it won't record a 
>program if you already have it, and it can
>sometimes even resolve schduling 
>conflicts on its own (i.e. if program A and
>program B are on at the same 
>time C, and you've set both to record, but
>program A is on later at time D, 
>MythTV will record program B at time C and
>program A at time D without 
>intervention).
>
>Things get complicated if you have an external
>tuner. I had to build my own 
>transmitter - solder and all.  Wasn't very hard,
>but it's something to 
>consider. Instructions are on the LIRC site. Your
>external tuner (if you 
>have one) may be controllable via a serial cable.
>Mine was not.
>
>MPEG2's are a bit difficult to edit (it's not
>just a simple matter of 
>cutting out the frames you don't want). As far as
>I'm aware, MythTV does not 
>let you edit MPEG2 files via the onscreen GUI. On
>the other hand, the files 
>are ready to be burned on a DVD.
>
>TV out is another issue - support for TV out on
>the PVR-350 is in the 
>development stage. I've done brief experiments
>with the driver and the 
>quality is great. Almost indistiguishable from
>actual TV. You won't get that 
>if you simply use the TV out on your video card.
>
>Mythmusic is great, so is Mythvideo. This is one
>of the main reasons I use 
>MythTV - the add-ons. When I first started this
>project, I was lookiing to 
>build a complete "media center". Something that
>would not only record TV and 
>archive the shows, but play music, DVDs, etc.
>MythTV is a great project in 
>this regard - and I don't think any other piece
>of free software, on any 
>platform, Windows included, comes close.
>
>>From: "George & Kim Lopez" <gklopez at metacrawler.com>
>>Reply-To: gklopez at metacrawler.com,      
> Development of mythtv 
>><mythtv-dev at mythtv.org>
>>To: mythtv-dev at mythtv.org
>>Subject: [mythtv] PVR 250 & Linux vs Windows PVRs
>>Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:45:24 -0800
>>
>>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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