Not everyone has a LCD Hi Def TV. I'm still relying on S-Video. The crux of the matter is that the PVR 350 is not well supported in Linux or Windows, and cannot embed overlays (X11 GUI, guide/programming menus) over the video signal.
On Nov 20, 2007 1:33 PM, mat branyon <mat.branyon at gmail.com> wrote: > >3. "don't buy the PVR350... get a card with decent TV Out." > > I don't think that this is universally true. It really depends on > what card you are using. I don't have a tv-out on any of my cards > because my tv supports vga. > > All of this really depends on your setup. Do you have a good machine > you can put as your mythtv box, or is it a recycled pc? Are you even > going to use it for live tv, or just recording shows watching your > archived dvd collection? > > I'd just go check linuxtv.org to see what works good for people who > have the same functionality that you have... > > --mat > > > > > > > On Nov 20, 2007 12:19 PM, c.a. weisheit <carl70448 at yahoo.com> wrote: > > So to recap: > > 1. "The quality of the capture cards on the market are a joke at best" > > 2. "digital OTA tuners are beyond useless at this time." > > 3. "don't buy the PVR350... get a card with decent TV Out." > > > > Changing your home computer into a VCR for only $13 is beginning to sound > > pretty good. I can transfer old (MPEG-1 quality)VHS tapes to computer and > > record tv shows off of cable for at least the next couple of years. > > http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=CRD10186 > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Never miss a thing. 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 >
