[oclug] New TV Tuner cards ??

[Jean-Francois Messier]

Please let us know of your setup as well as problems and challenges you
encounter. This is also something I am interested in but I want to see
what packages are supported under Linux. I currently have a Philips PVR
and we have issues with it. From time to time we have to unplug it and
replug it. Sounds like Windows to me all over. As I currently have
problems with this PVR and it is very hard to transfer anything out of
this box otherwise than burning it on a DVD, I am looking at something
that will let me take my recordings from TV on a portable player.

Thanks !!!

JF

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [oclug] New TV Tuner cards ??
From: William Case <billlinux at rogers.com>
Date: Sun, July 27, 2008 8:09 pm
To: General Membership Discussion List <oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca>

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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