[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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