[mythtv-users] Most tuners in a single machine

[Les Gondor]

On 3/2/06, James Minihane <j.minihane at minihane.tzo.com> wrote:
>
> Ultimately I'll have 3-4 front ends, plus want the ability to record at
> the same time.
> That means at LEAST 6 tuners. Even if I use the PVR-500, that's still 6
> PCI slots. The additional input ports for the 2nd encoder on the PVR-500
> takes up a PCI slot in the case, even if it doesn't take up a slot on the
> board.
> Has anyone tried a passive backplane case for all of the additional slots?
>
> J. Minihane
>

If you are using the cable input to the PVR500, the both tuners work off of
that. There is no need for a second PCI connector unless you are using
S-Video or composite inputs to both tuners.

You might find that the demaind for liveTV is less than one would expect
given the number of frontends. Once you have a large enough stock of
recordings, there's always something on (watching a recording doesn't
require a free tuner).

Cheers,
Les
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