[mythtv-users] pchdtv + pvr350

[audin at okb-1.org]

On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 03:35:45PM -0500, Taylor Jacob wrote:
> I have been trying to get a full understanding on how the pchdtv works,
> and what format the mpegs are stored in.  Does the pchdtv card just save
> the raw transport stream (With all PIDS included) or does it strip the
> mpeg down to just the PID you desire?

	It just dumps the whole ATSC stream.

> I downloaded a sample Transport Stream clip from pchdtv.com and extraxted
> all the PIDs (there were 3 video streams) into seperate files, and my
> PVR350 would play the 2 480i video streams perfectly, and (obviously) not
> handle the 1080i PID.  I noticed that there was no audio, and I am just
> assuming this because it was either removed when I demuxed the stream (I
> used mpgtx since it was the only thing i could find that was quick and
> dirty to do the job) or the audio is AC3.

	The audio is AC3.  I think MPEG2 is optional.

> I guess my main question is does the pchdtv card in myth save programs in
> a format that can use the pvr350 mpegout hardware (assuming its 480i)?

	Nope.  It just saves the stream.  I think there is code to strip
out nondesired substreams, at least.

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