[mythtv-users] Getting teletext working on a PVR350

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/30/2006 10:53 AM, Daniel A Segel wrote:
> Ronald Pijnacker wrote:
>   
>>> Ronald Pijnacker wrote:
>>>> I am using a PVR350 card. The /dev/vbi* devices are available (and display something when cat-ted).
>>>> The mythtv-setup has PAL-Teletext for the VBI type.
>>>> I've enabled teletext and embedding in the mpeg stream using ivtvctl.
>>>>
>>>> However, when I try to view teletext in mythfrontend, nothing shows up.
>>>> Any help?
>>> What version of Myth are you running?
>> 0.19-fixes
> If you are using the built-in MPEG decoder on the PVR-350 for video out 
> (i.e. you have the "Use the PVR-350s MPEG decoder" box checked under 
> Setup) then you need to use your TVs teletext decoder, not the one in 
> Myth.

This is no longer true now that Myth has support for ivtv vbi.  You can 
use either the MythTV OSD or the TV's caption decoding.

Mike