That's where this additional backplane/header comes in http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/hardware1.asp#av_cable
e. -- http://www.byopvr.com On 8/19/05, David Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is nothing stopping you from using the PVR-500 with 2x Digital Cable > Boxes...........EXCEPT the following. Digital Cable looks REALLY nice with > SVideo cabling - the PVR-500 has only ONE Svideo input.......So if your > really sweating it - get 2x150's. My advice would be to get 1x150 and > 1x500........that way you get two digital cable inputs and one basic cable > input. > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Pettersen > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 10:41 PM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Happauge PVR-500 Linux Support Feedback > > I may have misread the original poster, but... The PVR500 MCE doesn't > have any IR blasting action built in. So, you'd be using a 3rd party > IR blaster regardless in that scenario. But what I don't understand > is why you think you couldn't control two cable boxes with a PVR 500 > (especially since the 500 has little to say in that regard/department > it's more LIRC/mythtv config than anything). You'd probably want the > additional svideo/audio header for the 500 if you went that route > though I imagine. > > Someone correct me if i'm off base on my assumptions here =) > > E. > -- > http://www.byopvr.com > > On 8/19/05, Joe Votour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > See inline. > > > > -- Joe > > > > --- "Zach.Burlingame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > I am reading up on creating my own MythTV setup > > > in our apartment and one > > > of the things I am currently debating is using 2 > > > Hauppauge PVR-150s or 1 > > > Hauppauge PVR-500 because of its dual > > > tuners/encoders. I noticed that in the > > > case of the PVR-150 there is both a "vanilla" > > > version and an "MCE" (for > > > Windows XP Media Center Edition). However, I can > > > only find the PVR-500 in > > > the MCE flavor. I will be receiving one signal from > > > digital cable using an > > > IR blaster to control the cable box and the other > > > signal from the basic > > > cable. I do PLAN on moving both to digital cable, so > > > if the PVR-500 does not > > > support dual IR blasters, that would break its > > > contention in my decision. My > > > questions are as follows: > > > > > > > > > > > > Is the Hauppauge PVR-500 only offered as the > > > "PVR-500MCE"? > > > > > That appears to be the case. I figure that if > > Hauppauge was selling the cards in the non-MCE > > version, they likely would, because lots of people > > would be interested in it. (On the other hand, it > > might cut into their sales of PVR-x50 cards too). > > > > > > > > > How is the support in Linux for the PVR-500 (e.g. is > > > it any more difficult > > > running two tuners/encoders on the PVR-500 versus 2 > > > separate PVR-150s)? > > > > > The ivtv driver sees PVR-500 as two PVR-150 cards. I > > don't know about the radio though, I haven't tried it. > > > > > > > > > What is your general experience / recommendation on > > > the single PVR-500 > > > versus dual PVR-150 decision? > > > > > I've never used a PVR-150, but I'm very happy with my > > PVR-500. I use it along with a PVR-250 for a total of > > three tuners. > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any and all help/feedback. > > > > > > > > > > > > - Zach > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is some background on what type of > > > hardware/software environment I am > > > currently looking at: > > > > > > ------------------------------------- > > > > > > Backend: > > > > > > ------------------------------------- > > > > > > Linux Distro: Gentoo Linux > > > > > > Processor: AMD Athlon64 3000+ (Winchester > > > Core) > > > > > > Mobo: Asus A8N-E (w/ Nforce4 Ultra > > > chipset, PCI-E, and SATAII) > > > > > > RAM: 2x 512MB DDR 400 PC-3200 CAS 2.5 > > > > > > Storage: 2x 40GB 7200 RPM 2MB cache ATA133 > > > in RAID 1 (system) > > > > > > 3x 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB cache > > > SATA in software RAID 5 > > > (data, video) > > > > > > Network: 100Mbit switched LAN > > > > > > Tuners: 2 x Hauppauge PVR-150 or 1 x > > > Hauppauge PVR-500 > > > > > > Signal: For starters, 1 digital cable + > > > 1 basic cable signal. > > > Moving to dual digital cable signal. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------- > > > > > > Frontend(s): > > > > > > ------------------------------------- > > > > > > TBD > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? 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