[mythtv-users] SECOND card in addition to the Hauppauge HVR-2250?

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Sep 12 19:16:14 UTC 2013


On 09/12/2013 03:08 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
> On Sep 12, 2013, at 15:02, Leif Pihl wrote:
>> RW, please see below:
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>>> On Sep 12, 2013, at 13:54, Leif Pihl<leif at pihl.us>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone out there use a SECOND card in addition to the dual channel Hauppauge HVR-2250?
>>>> I seem to finally have the 2250 running, this in addition to the HVR-1800 that I got going first.
>>>>
>>>> I have the 1800 (single channel) hooked up to the Antenna in the attic,
>>>> and the 2250 (dual channel) is connected to the CATV input.
>>>>
>>>> Beyond that, are there any words of advice regarding how to configure MythTV for my situation?
>>>> Note that I HAVE signed up to schedulesdirect.org for the $6 (2 month?) trial period.
>>> Just add it as a third tuner, in addition to the two you already configured on the HVR-2250.  Since you now have a second video source (antenna vs. cable TV) you will need to add a second source and lineup in MythTV.
>>
>> Ah, no.
>> It's the other way around.
>> The 1800 was the first source (antenna).
>> The 2250 is now the second {and third} source (CATV).
>>
>> Does this change your answer, or is the sequence of card installation irrelevant?
> A video source is just a unique list of channels that every bound input can access.  You only have two sources: cable TV and broadcast TV.  Those two sources will be shared by your three tuners.

And cards can be installed (and configured) in any order.  Simply set 
the Live TV and Schedule Order in mythtv-setup so that they're used in 
the order you want them used.

Mike


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