[mythtv-users] WinTV HVR 950Q Mac Based

Robert McNamara robert.mcnamara at gmail.com
Tue Aug 25 16:01:26 UTC 2009


On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Brian Wood<beww at beww.org> wrote:
> On Tuesday 25 August 2009 09:32:14 Robert McNamara wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Adam Brown<abrown at spsu.edu> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I am starting to turn my MacBook into a PVR. I bought a WinTV
>> > HVR-950Q. Was wondering if OSX or myth for Mac had separate
>> > driver/firmware for this card. If possible I'd like to use mythtv
>> > rather than my current program. Any help much appreciated.
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Myth relies (with a few notable exceptions) on the v4l and v4l-dvb
>> APIs to access capture devices, which are unavailable on Mac OS X.
>> The only device you can use w/ a backend on OS X is the HDHomeRun,
>> currently.
>
> You might also be able to use a Plextor PX-TV402U, drivers are available to
> use that device with EyeTV for OS X. The drivers even support all of the
> Plextor's modes, Myth under Linux only supports the MPEG4 mode(s) .
>
> I certainly wouldn't buy a Plextor with an eye towards using it with Myth, I'm
> not even sure if they are avalable any longer (but of course there's always
> FleaBay), but if you happened to have one already...
>
> But an HDHR won't capture analog video, or help you transfer VHS tapes to DVD,
> so some analog option for OS X would be nice, and the Plextor is one
> possibility.
>
> Myth is mainly a Linux project, and running a B/E on OS X will probably always
> have limitations, especially with supported hardware.
>

The Plextor support is provided by V4L.  So no, it won't work.

Robert


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