[oclug] New TV Tuner cards ??

[William Case]

Thanks Brad;

On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 19:10 -0400, Brad Barnett wrote:
> 
> If you don't care about HDTV at this point in time, just buy a PVR-250 or
> PVR-500 (dual input).  Even if you *do* care about HDTV, buy one of the
> above, which you can use with SDTV channels anyhow.  These are the most
> stable (driver wise) of Hauppauge's products under Linux, as they've been
> around for many a year.
> 
I don't need the dual input.  I had looked and the PVR-250, which is
probably my best bet.  But, I little techno-lust prompted the Hauppage
WinTV-HVR-1800 question.

> Hauppauge has a new device:
> 
> http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html
> 
> that will have full support for Linux, and will suffice for capturing
> HDTV from any source, but if you don't like to hack with new / untested
> hardware, wait a few months / a year to look at it seriously.
> 
> By then, needed drivers will be in the kernel likely, and Myth will have
> support on board...
> 
The techno-lust spread to this when I read your suggestion and looked at
the site.  But on second (rational) thought, it really is more than I
need.

PVR-250 it is then.

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Regards Bill;
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