[mythtv-users] PVR 350, record from VCR

[Jesse Guardiani]

On Friday 19 August 2005 11:17 pm, Nick wrote:
> On 8/19/05, Jesse Guardiani <jesse at wingnet.net> wrote:
> > Nick wrote:
> > 
> > >On 8/19/05, Jesse Guardiani <jesse at wingnet.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Hello,
> > >>
> > >>I have a PVR 350. Normally it's primary input is SVideo from my Dish
> > >>reciever. However, I'd like to record some of my old VHS tapes to
> > >>disk via the tuner input so I can throw away the old tapes and preserve
> > >>their quality over time.
> > >>
> > >>I know I can switch inputs on the 350 via 'C', but what is the best way
> > >>to go about recording a 2 hr VHS tape? Is this even possible from the
> > >>LiveTV interface?
> > >>
> > >>Ultimately, I'd like these recorded tapes to show up under the video
> > >>section, but my CPU is way underpowered right now and I can't
> > >>decode mpeg in real time using software mplayer, so it would be better
> > >>for them to show up in the TV section for now (this way Myth will
> > >>make use of the 350's hardware decoder). But I'll need to label them
> > >>somehow and preferably put them all under a specific category/show.
> > >>
> > >>Any ideas?
> > >>
> 
> Jesse,
> 
> >From Erik's reply to another thread, this might be exactly what you're after:
> 
> http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/hardware1.asp#av_cable
> 
> It would allow both devices to be hardwired separately to SVideo
> inputs and the changing of the input can be controlled via software.
> 
> *Thanks Erik*

I bought one of those and shelved it for a while. I finally got around
to testing it out a few days ago, and the video input works GREAT, but
the audio inputs don't show up in `ivtvctl -A`:

# ivtvctl -A
ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO
        Input   : 0
        Name    : Tuner Audio In

        Input   : 1
        Name    : Audio Line In

I'm running ivtv 0.3.8. Seeing as how someone here suggested that I
buy one of these addon av_cables, I thought it would surely work!

Does anyone have one of these working properly for audio input using
ivtv? What version of ivtv are you running? And what card type do you
have (i.e. 150/250/350/etc)?

Thanks!

-- 
Jesse Guardiani
Programmer/Sys Admin
jesse at wingnet.net