QFT..... I still use MCE on Vista Home Premium because I have expanded basic cable, 3 capture cards, and no high definition capability. That will shortly change.
Andrew On Nov 20, 2007 12:22 PM, James Kuhns <james at kuhns-la.com> wrote: > It's gotten to the point where PC based DVRs just can't compete - the > quality of the capture cards on the market are a joke at best (I've tried > various Hauppage, Pinnacle, and Matrox models), there is a cat and mouse > game going on with capturing content (i.e. CableCard - only certified system > builders can even get their hands on a card with the capability, thank you > content providers and MS), no HD capture from a device (OTA only, unless > someone has gotten the only true HD capture card I know of - the Intensity > from Black Magic - to work with any OS's media playback in real time), the > OTA HD receivers work OK *IF* you can get decent reception from an antenna > (digital bites most people here - bad reception in analog looks crappy, bad > reception in digital gives a black screen) and the broadcaster is actually > broadcasting HD (digital does not HD make), QAM support in capture cards is > sorely lacking (nah, we don't need to tune any digital cable channels, > really), even the quality of analog capture is hit and miss depending on the > card and the rest of your hardware/drivers. > > I gave up on capturing TV on a PC - I've tried MythTV, MS Media Center, and > SageTV with different capture cards - none looked as good as the boxes from > my sat and cable provider. The only thing I use my HTPCs for is to > watch/listen to the DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray/CD collection stored on my media > server, granted this is enough, just the ability to pick a movie from the > menu without having to hunt the disk down is great. > > James > > > -----Original Message----- > From: general-bounces at brlug.net [mailto:general-bounces at brlug.net] On > Behalf > Of Andrew Baudouin > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:43 AM > To: general at brlug.net > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] mythtv box > > 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 > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.1/1141 - Release Date: 11/20/2007 > 11:34 AM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.1/1141 - Release Date: 11/20/2007 > 11:34 AM > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
