[mythtv-users] Re: very interested in building my own pvr

Neil neil-on-mythtv at restricted.dyndns.org
Mon Nov 29 18:19:20 UTC 2004


Hi Nate, 

So for HDTV playback, what card do I need to buy or you recommend?
Also, what card is actually use to record the HDTV capture, is it the PVR 
250? If so, where can I find good support HOWTOs for doing the PVR250 and 
pcHDTV-3000 combo setup and configuration? 

Thanks, 

nate s writes: 

> Well, actually, that is in fact well above the requirements for
> regular SDTV, if you use a hradware encoder such as a hauppauge pvr
> 250.  HDTV capture is, AFAIK, also fairly easy (as the data is already
> mpeg2) with a pcHDTV(2/3)000 (the only one currently supported in
> linux)  For HDTV playback, you need a much, much beefier machine,
> AFAIK. 
> 
> -Nate 
> 
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:08:34 -0600, Neil
> <neil-on-mythtv at restricted.dyndns.org> wrote:
>> Hey guys, 
>> 
>> I'm new on this list. I have a Pentium III 700mhz machine with 1gig RAM. I
>> have a 120gig harddisk. I know this is below the requirement of building a
>> home pvr based from websites I've been too. I would like to ask for
>> recommendation on how I can do the following: 
>> 
>> 1. Record regular channels
>> 2. Record HDTV signals
>> 3. Watch the recorded program to a regular HDTV set 
>> 
>> What pci cards do I need to buy? I want something that will be compatible
>> with Linux since I will be building the PVR on a linux operating system? 
>> 
>> Thanks, 
>> 
>> Neil
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