On 1/22/06, Mr Gilbert Villareal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i need a tv tuner or video capture device that works > with linux. im using mandrake 10.2
For now, I suggest that you use any TV Tuner that uses the bt8xx chipset. These are well supported in Linux. However, if you plan need PVR like features (ala-TiVO), then you should look for Hauppage PVR series (PVR-250, -350, -150, or -550). Unfortunately, these cards are not available locally, but from time-to-time, there are sompe people who sell them at Bidshot and eBay.ph. I got mine from someone selling at Bidshot last month. Anyway, the advantage of using these cards is that they have built-in MPEG encoders. This will free-up your CPU for other tasks or you could use older CPUs. You need at least a 2GHz processor for real-time MPEG encoding (using MythTV) if your card doesn't have a built-in encoder, but if your card has one, even a 300MHz Pentium-II will do. -- Gideon N. Guillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stop viruses, trojan horses, and spyware. Stop using Internet Explorer! http://www.alternativebrowseralliance.com/browsers.html _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
