[mythtv-users] Redirecting PVR-350 audio to soundcard for live TV / playback

[Jan Kat]

On Mon, 2006-02-01 at 15:10 -0500, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Jan 2, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Joe Votour wrote:
> 
> > You have two options here:
> > 1. Don't use the PVR-350 MPEG-2 decoder for watching
> > shows.  Use Xv that is provided with the newest
> > drivers (0.4.x).
> > 2. Put in a second sound card and use it for looping
> > the sound.
> >
> > -- Joe
> 
> His CPU speed won't support option 1. A third option is to use an  
> external mixer. Plug the audio from your PVR-350 and the audio from  
> your onboard audio into the mixer and then out from your mixer to  
> your TV/receiver/whatever you're listening on. I did this for a while  
> and worked like a charm until I figured out my sound card loop issues  
> (lots of noise = wrong alsa mixer settings).

You're right about my CPU being underpowered.  In fact, it looks like
I'll have to use the ivtv patch for mplayer and transcode my DVDs to
SVCD-quality MPEG2s.

I just noticed that, although there is no place to install a CD-ROM on
this PC (no opening in the front bezel -- I had to open the case to
attach one and install Gentoo), there is a CD audio connector on the
motherboard.  I'll have to test it, but if it's a standard connector, I
may be able to bring the PVR-350's audio back into the soundcard through
that.