[mythtv-users] Fastest file system

ffrr ffrr at tpg.com.au
Sun Sep 18 08:35:00 UTC 2005


Hamish Moffatt wrote:

>On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 10:22:47PM +1000, ffrr wrote:
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>>Yes.  There are indeed DVB cards that also include svideo in, but they 
>>have all the extra circuitry for analog video capture, and using them in 
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>Not really; many of the DVB cards use BT878 or CX2388x chips as the PCI
>interface, which give them analog video capture for free.
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As indeed mine has (it's a BT878), but they leave off the connecting 
circuitry and input hardware to save money on a budget card.


>However they don't include analog tuners, so only svideo/composite
>capture is possible. And for some cards the Linux dvb drivers does not
>support analog capture.
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I see, that's a problem then.  Maybe not worth trying to enable the 
analog inputs on mine then.  Better off with a cheap analog card that 
includes the tuner as well, and use a tried and true driver setup.





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