On 10/3/05, Fred Squires <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There seem to be a number of different DVB cards that people use. I > > persoanlly > > use the Nebula DVB card, though other people report success with the > > Avermedia > > 771 card. One major issue with DVB cards is that manufacturers do change > > chipsets with little or no notice but don't change their model numbers. > If > > you > > buy any cards, budget for a few more and then keep them as spares. I > would > > suggest you buy a standard card and stick with it. > > > > All the DVB cards record the digital stream directly from the broadcast. > > Not > > sure if this is MPEG2 or MPEG4. Please note that the file format saved is > > .NUV > > which seems to be difficult to reprocess. > > > > You can setup the system to record the EPG information provided by the > DVB > > stream. This works pretty well, though only has a week in advance. I've > > never > > used Subtitiles so can't say if they work. > > > > A DVB card simply saves the MPEG2 signal it receives, so the resulting file > is an MPEG2. The format is not .NUV, but the file extension .NUV is added > for consistency with the nupplevideo file an analog capture card would > create. > > -- > I probably still have a few (well, now a whole bunch) gmail invites. > Drop me a line (off list) if you'd like an account. > >
I believe i heard a comment in the live chat to the effect that hardware-encoded MPEG2 streams will be tagged .mpg instead of .nuv in the next version _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
