I meant the number of quality OTA channels make it useless. I'm just not excited about DVRing OTA network TV.
On Nov 20, 2007 12:13 PM, Petri Laihonen <pietu at weblizards.net> wrote: > > I can not agree with the statement "digital OTA tuners are beyond > useless".... > I've observed the high quality of the image using under $100 USB tuner. > Monitor resolution was 1990x1200 which is higher than HD resolution. No > digital artifacts observed. (I was quite surprised myself.....) > > The catch here is the broadcast quality ! > > With same hardware, you will see incredible difference between read HD > broadcast, and the relayed syndication broadcast. I think in New Orleans > area, there is only one real HD broadcast (WYES) All the others are > broadcasting quite crappy signal which used receiver naturally can not make > it any better. > > Also, in case of system CPU decoding, the processor speed and amount of > memory. Makes a big difference indeed if CPU is not fast enough for > decoding. (With intel Core 2 duo @ 1.86Ghz, the CPU utilization was ~23%) > > Petri > > > > Andrew Baudouin wrote: > IMNSHO, digital OTA tuners are beyond useless at this time. Any > decent content requires CableCard, which we all know is locked in to > certain vendors and Windows. THe cable companies have now priced PC > DVR's out of the market with their $5.99/mo HD and premium content > capable box rentals. Even MythTV now requires a $20/year Schedules > Direct subscription. > > > On Nov 20, 2007 10:53 AM, c.a. weisheit <carl70448 at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I was using a card I already had around the house. You get what you pay > for. > if you have a better tuner card for $13 please post the link for the rest of > us. > I also said I was looking at digital cards. I plan to upgrade very soon. If > I am going to spend more money on a card I want it to work beyond the next > two years. > > > Andrew Baudouin <andrewmb at gmail.com> wrote: > um, stop right there.... WinTV Go (BTTV) lacks hardware MPEG-2 > encoding, so your cpu will be wasted on that. In addition, the > quality of their analog tuner lags far behind that of the PVR (ivtv) > models. > > > On Nov 20, 2007 10:08 AM, c.a. weisheit wrote: > > > for ed and others who asked about the mythtv box I brought to monday > > nights > > > meeting. This is the tuner I used. now selling for $13 > > http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=CRD10186 > > > > ________________________________ > Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
