[mythtv-users] Playback of HDTV, HDHomeRun

Eric (MythTV) eric-mythtv at skoozdag.com
Thu Jul 17 21:45:50 UTC 2008


Roger Heflin wrote:
> Eric (MythTV) wrote:
>> Sorry for jumping into this thread, but is there anywhere I can 
>> download a sample file from a HDHomeRun?  Nothing done to it, just a 
>> straight-up recording?  I'd like to be able to see if my setup can 
>> play it back without problems or not.
>>
>> I downloaded some other sample high-def stuff, but its not in the same 
>> format as what would come out of the HDHR...  and since I'm thinking 
>> about getting an HDHR, it would be nice to be able to test a file.
>
> Most of the ATSC tuners take the MPEG2 stream that the broadcaster/cable 
> company puts on the air/cable and puts that on directly on disk, about 
> the only change that the ATSC tuner does is it typically splits out 
> multiple channel streams and only puts the one you asked for on disk on 
> channels that sub-channels.
> 
> Now the broadcaster/cable companies have a number of different formats 
> that they deliver, currently most intensive one is 1080i (1920x1080 
> interlaced), and you need a decent machine and video card to play that 
> back.   The 720p stuff takes quite a bit less to play back.
> 
>                            Roger
> 


Roger  My bad, I misunderstood what I had read.

I guess my question should have been:  Where can I find some good 
samples of OTA broadcast recordings (unmodified) in mpeg2 format, which 
I can test on my machine, before buying a HD tuner.

I just want to be able to test that what I record can be played back on 
the setup I have, without having to do any other computer upgrades. 
I'll just be using it to record OTA local channels, some of which appear 
to be 720p and others 1080i, mpeg2...

Sorry for my confusion. :)  It happens a lot ;)  heh.

--Eric


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