[mythtv-users] pcHDTV support for normal TV over PVR-350

[Jarod Wilson]

On Monday 18 October 2004 20:16, Christopher Flynn wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:00:59 -0500, Anando Bhattacharya
>
> <a3217055 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I was wondering if I could use a pcHDTV card with cable tv ( I don't
> > have a cable box )? I don't mind using the PVR-350, but I wouldn't
> > mind supportign the pcHDTV who have made a prodcut that is fully Linux
> > compatiable. I would like to know what you guys think.
> > Thanks
>
> As far as I know the pcHDTV card is just for OTA HDTV broadcasts and
> cannot be used for cable as well. Also if you are going to go the HDTV
> route I would recomend that you go with a video card rather than try
> and use the PVR-350 TV-Out feature and instead go with a PVR-250 for
> tv capture.

The pcHDTV can handle both ATSC and NTSC. There are differences between OTA 
ATSC and cable ATSC that make it impossible (right now) to get cable HD 
w/these cards, but the only difference between OTA and cable NTSC is the 
frequency table, so these cards have no problem tuning in NTSC cable.

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
jcw at wilsonet.com

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