[mythtv] PVR 250 & Linux vs Windows PVRs

Thu Nov 13 17:48:40 EST 2003

Maybe a little bit off topic, however just claryfing Desmond mention.

Digital satellite (DVB-s) is known with a separate box because regular
TV /VCR can't decode the signal feeded by the dish, however the DVB-s
cards have that tuner, and many of them linux drivers and applications,
therefore it's potentially possible to enjoy that thing without having a
separate box controlled by either ir or serial device.

On dj, 2003-11-13 at 06:01, hayward at slothmud.org wrote:
> 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
> >---- Begin Original Message ----
> >
> >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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