[mythtv-users] HD-PVR issues - is there a solution?

John P Poet jppoet at gmail.com
Tue Mar 1 23:30:41 UTC 2011


On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Devin Heitmueller
<dheitmueller at kernellabs.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 6:04 PM, mythtv at blandford.net
> <mythtv at blandford.net> wrote:
>> 2) Audio Sync over SPDIF.  I have a dish vip211 receiver connected to my
>> HD-PVR.  I get audio sync issues in maybe one in three recordings.  I
>> moved to a stereo connection today because it drove my wife crazy.  I am
>> still looking for a solution to this problem.  I am on the 0x15 firmware
>> which according to Hauppauge's web site should fix this issue but
>> clearly doesn't resolve it for everyone.
>
> You should hook your HD-PVR and dish receiver up to Windows and see if
> this problem still occurs.  If it also exhibits sync issues, call tech
> support.  If not, then it's a Linux driver bug and not their problem.
>
> Devin


What is kinda funny about this, is when I got my first HD-PVR (I
pre-ordered), trying to use it under Windows was a disaster!  From my
experience, the HD-PVR works much, much better under linux than it
does under Windows.  I have to admit I have not tried it under Windows
recently, though.


John
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