There is also the r5000hd. http://www.r5000hd.com
Users who have had both the 169time and r5000hd consider the r5000hd to be a far more reliable device. (There are two threads on the r5000hd at http://www.avsforum.com, under the HDTV Recorders and Players section. Lots of former 169time users. (There is also an "upgrade" deal for 169time users).) The r5000hd must be hosted on a Windows PC (much like the AVX1 for the 169time). The Windows capture application for r5000hd has the capability to output the data stream over firewire to a DVHS deck, and it can be controlled (ie. tune to channel, start recording, stop) by sending commands using telnet. I have the r5000hd, and I have been tinkering with trying to capture from firewire to MythTV. Basically, MythTV should emulate a DVHS deck, and the r5000hd will happily stream the data. So far, I have not been successful. I am currently educating myself on firewire and iec61883 to see if I can get this going. The problem seems to be that the r5000hd wants to engage in some "chit-chat" with the DVHS deck (ie. there is a communication protocol between a DVHS deck), which the Myth firewire module does not provide. I have been successful in capturing from the r5000hd using the VirtualDVHS application on Mac OS X. It can be done. The firewire module in MythTV works with cable boxes. It appears that the cable boxes continuously stream their data over firewire, regardless of whether anyone is listening. The Myth module doesn't engage in any chit-chat, it just starts grabbing the data. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/engine?list=mythtv&do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=169time&search_type=AND&sourceid=Mozilla-search > > Thanks, Mike! I'll go check that out. > > - Ken > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
