[mythtv-users] What hardware do I need to be able to dual record using Comcast cable?

[jedi]

On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 09:54:13PM -0400, Josh wrote:
> If you're recording all digital, then you will most likely not be re- 

    That depends.

    If you are recording MPEG2 then there is likely plenty of wiggle room
to be had by transcoding. HD transcodes can take a long time but they can
be well worth it. This is especially true for HD channels broadcasting SD
at a rediculously high bitrate (and mediocre quality).

    Since you have to lock the HD-PVR to one resolution in order to prevent
it from crashing, I am tempted to transcode even with it. It would be nice
to compress the stuff that isn't really HD.

> encoding, and you'd likely need less CPU for a system recording HD  
> than SD analog because all you'll be doing is writing the data to a  
> hard drive (commercial flagging aside).
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 15, 2008, at 9:36 PM, Jake <jakeisawake at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >> With that in mind, are there are specific capture cards you would
> >> recommend?  My motherboard can only handle PCI, no PCI-Express.
> >>
> >
> > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Video_Capture_Card#ATSC_Cards_.28only_in_US.2FCanada_.29
> >
> > also the hauppauge hd-pvr is a new option but only if you're willing
> > to run trunk atm as far as i know.
> >
> > try searching the wiki and
> > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/ this question has
> > basically been answered ad nauseam.
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