On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 09:37:14AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:37:14 -0800 > From: Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: buying TV card > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Mail-Followup-To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 08:43:38AM -0500, Scott Lair wrote: > > > > I'm in the market for a TV card for my etch system. > > I'd prefer pci hardware. I don't really care about > > actually watching tv programs on my computer, I just > > want to record shows, edit in kino, then burn to dvd > > for viewing later on a stand alone player. Ideally, > > I would be able to program shows to record like I do > > on a vcr. > > > > So, anyone have any ideas on supported tv cards for > > etch? > > many of the hauppage pvr-* cards are supported with ivtv. I use them > on my myth-tv box with no problems. Note that this is a knoppmyth-box > so its not strictly etch. Also, these cards include hardware mpeg > encoding which can be a blessing and a curse, depending on your > situation. >
You might also check out the HDHomeRun device if you are interested in QAM or ATSC capture. It is a standalone device that has 2 HD tuners and talks to the world via a 100Mbps ethernet connection. Info is at http://www.silicondust.com -- Patrick Ouellette [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amateur Radio: KB8PYM Living life to a Jimmy Buffett soundtrack "Crank the amp to 11, this needs more cowbell - and a llama wouldn't hurt either" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
