Re: [SLUG] building pvr

[Mark Pearson]

I have been using the Hauppauge pvr350 and mythtv for the last few 
months with mixed results. My system is debian unstable with a 2.6.3 
kernel. The pvr350 uses the ivtv driver which is not as mature as the 
bttv driver and currently needs to be patched to run on 2.6.x.
I often have to restart mythtv-backend or reload the ivtv driver after 
recording  due to video error, or more frequently, because the sound 
stops working (after the recording). But the stability is definitly 
getting better.
The hardware mpeg card is certainly worth persisting with if your 
computer does more than video recording and you want DVD quality.

Mark

Hi all,

I am planning on building a PVR, and wondering what type of tv capture
card people would recommend? At the moment I am using Mandrake, I am
willing to use Debian or any other distro.
Currently I am looking at the hauppauge WinTV 350
Thanks

Kevin

 

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