[mythtv-users] Low-profile, analog tuner card (not PVR series)

[Quinten Steenhuis]

----- Original Message ----
> From: Brian Wood <beww at beww.org>
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 10:28:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Low-profile, analog tuner card (not PVR series)
> 
> On Friday 28 August 2009 08:16:55 Quinten Steenhuis wrote:
> 
> > > I'd not heard of the problem with some mobos and PVR cards, perhaps you
> > > could just replace your motherboard? Is this the problem with some VIA
> > > motherboard chips and DMA problems? I do recall something about that but
> > > it was years ago.
> > >
> > > What motherboard is not working for you (I'd like to avoid buying one)?
> >
> > It's a Gigabyte, NVIDIA based motherboard with an 8200 graphics processor.
> > Otherwise a great board with built-in HDMI. I'd rather not replace the
> > motherboard.
> 
> I am very surprised a board that new would not work with a PVR. I've used PVRs 
> on a couple of different nVidia-based boards., so I don't think it's a 
> chipset problem.

Hmm, well if the board is defective, I'd be willing to try sending it back. It's just that the symptoms I'm experiencing mirror those of folks with similar problems with non-defective boards.