[mythtv-users] Clear QAM and PVR 1250

[Raphael]

Andrew Robinson wrote:
> I bought a Hauppauge PVR 1250, dropped it in a Windows box, and hooked 
> it up to the cable (Time-Warner, no box). The auto search feature says 
> it finds no digital channels. Last night we bought a 26 in Sony Bravia. 
> I plugged that into the cable (again no box), and it found something 
> like 50 digital channels. I am hoping someone with much more experience 
> in these things could tell if I'm likely doing something wrong with the 
> PVR 1250, or if there is something different about the tuner in the Sony 
> that allows it to pick up the digital channels.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Andrew Robinson
> _______________________________________________


Well, let's see, first thing you're doing wrong is using it in windows. 
(sorry couldn't resist) Last I checked myth wasn't working that well on 
windows yet.

In mythtv if you go into mythtv-setup and add it as a tuner, and then go 
to input connections and scan to add channels, it will find all your non 
encrypted QAM channels. The drivers for this card "just work" with the 
latest linux kernel. Or if you're using an older kernel just compile the 
latest v4l-dvb.

That's a heck of a lot more than I can say for my attempts to get the 
thing working in windows when I first got it.
raphy