[mythtv-users] Most stable way to get video from DCT-6200

[Gerald Brandt]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerald Brandt" <gbr at majentis.com>
> To: "Discussion about MythTV" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 9:21:43 AM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Most stable way to get video from DCT-6200
> 
> Hi,
> 
> When I ran .24 fixes (MythBuntu 11.10), I used 2 HDPVRs and spdif to
> get video from mt DCT-6200's.  When I upgraded to .25 fixes
> (mythbuntu 12.04), I started getting mythbackend lockups and
> crashes, all related to the HDPVR's.
> 
> So, I switched to Firewire, which came with it's own set of problems:
> audio decoding errors, video skip.
> 
> What is the most stable and future proof way to get HD video and AC3
> audio from my DCT-6200 into MythTV.  I thought I had that with the
> HDPVRs, but apparently not.
> 
> Gerald
> 
> ps: Firewire MPEG-2 is better HD than HDPVR h.264, which softens the
> edges (less crisp video)


Any suggestions I can start looking at?  Is anyone else having issues with dual HDPVR's on one backend?