[olug] OT: follow up on component capture and a myth/pv350 question

[Jordan Fox]

I have a PVR 350 card.  The PVR 150 has an MPEG-2 Decoder (what the tv
signal is encoded with).  The PVR-350 has 1 MPEG-2 Decorder and 1 MPEG-2
Encoder.  It's the PVR-500 that has 2 MPEG-2 Decoders.  In the general sense
the Decoder is what everyone calls a "tuner."  So, the PVR-150/350 have 1
tuner, and the PVR-500 has 2.  If you want to watch tv AND record another
show, or if you want to record 2 shows at the same time... the PVR-500 is
what you want.  My PVR-350 worked great in linux when I was using it a year
and a half ago (I stopped when I cancelled cable) - I imagine it still works
great.

Jordan

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Benjamin Watson <bwatson1979 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Check the number of tuners available on the PVR card.  I believe the
> 150/250 have a single tuner whereas the 350 has two tuners.  You could
> grab 2 pvr150s and accomplish the same thing (record 2 channels
> simultaneously, record 1 watch 1 live, etc.).  Even if the COX S-Video
> to PVR interface doesn't work, you could feed the COX box Coax output
> to the PVR and record whatever the cable box is pumping out.  MythTV
> supports multiple PVR cards (e.g. multiple tuners), just have to set
> them up.
>
> Again, if you buy a Hauppage PVR, most of them come with remotes that
> work with MythTV out of the box.
>
> The IR blaster on the other hand connects to a serial port on your
> computer (make sure it has one).  You tape (ther other end of) the IR
> Blaster over the top of the IR receiver on the Cable box.  This allows
> IR signals to travel from your computer (via a configured Myth) to the
> cable box for channel changing.  Another cool thing about the IR
> Blaster is that it has "pass through".  That is, even with the
> transmitter taped over your COX IR receiver, you can still use your
> COX remote if you're not using Myth.
>
> HTH,
>
> Ben
>
> On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 1:10 AM, Shawn Mattingly <smattin at mimezine.org>
> wrote:
> > Yes, the Cox HD box and I believe the digital box have active component
> > outputs.
> >
> > Will Langford wrote:
> >> newegg has a leadtek card that can do it:
> >>
> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815122009
> >>
> >> Subpar reviews for the card, but I think those focus on the tuner
> >> part, rather than component capture.
> >>
> >> If Cox spits out the HD stuff via component as well as dvi/hdmi, I
> >> wonder if something like this would be able to capture it.... hmm...
> >>
> >> And for what it's worth, I picked up a very cheap MCE friendly
> >> card/remote off ebay that has horrid reviews elsewhere (hence it's
> >> cheap heh). Comparing the box art / description (Conexant Cx23416
> >> /Conexant Cx23880) with what's on the ivtv site, it'd be based around
> >> the "Conexant Blackbird Design" which will guarantee me a rough
> >> journey if I attempt to use it in a Myth setup :).... but I figure for
> >> now it'll at least get me off the ground with the XPMCE2005 system
> >> I've got (bought the system a year or two ago, came with it
> >> installed).... and perhaps get a feel for if I really wanna use a
> >> computer as PVR goodness.  If anything, the less than $20 paid for the
> >> card (including s/h) might get me a usable PC remote heh.
> >>
> >> Reguarding the myth question, someone had mentioned hooking cable in
> >> and then svideo/irblaster from the cable box... on a PVR350.  Does
> >> this mean it can record from both at the same time or is there extra
> >> myth setup stuff ?  I don't need the tv output of the PVR350, so
> >> wouldn't a 150/250 with svideo/irblaster be a more cost effective
> >> solution ?
> >>
> >> -Will
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