[mythtv-users] Most tuners in a single machine

[Alexander Fisher]

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?

Have you considered using USB2 tuners?  I'm sure something like this ...
http://blogs.snapstream.com/2006/01/18/godzilla-pvr/
could work equally well with myth.

Regards,
Alex