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Digital free to air, dual-tuner or more capture card
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:52 pm
by DaveQB
Hi all.
I am looking to setup a new MythTV backend. Which capture card?
Needs
* Digital HD capture.
* Free to air (co-ax)
* Multi-tuner. I can use multi multiplexes, so dual should be sufficient.
* Work in myth.
This is for working with Freeview in Australia.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Thank you for reading.
Re: Digital free to air, dual-tuner or more capture card
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:05 pm
by eddie
I do not know about freeview, but I bought a cheap digital card to work with my ota set up. The card will go through and detect channels for you via mythrv. I get about 40 channels where I live. In fact I cancelled comcast cable. Pat raves over the Hauppauge 1212 HD-PVR. I prefer Hauppauge and used them for analog. Saving up to get one for digital use.
Re: Digital free to air, dual-tuner or more capture card
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:17 pm
by DaveQB
Thanks.
I have been running Myth for about 7 years now, just wanting to build a new backend for myself new home.
Any more suggestions out there?
Thanks.
Re: Digital free to air, dual-tuner or more capture card
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:14 am
by eddie
I'm sure you have already looked at the mythtv hcl list for possible combinations.
Re: Digital free to air, dual-tuner or more capture card
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:46 am
by DaveQB
Yeah good idea.
I will do that too.
Just wondering what the going card(s) were out "in the field"
Re: Digital free to air, dual-tuner or more capture card
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:15 pm
by lobosolo
im using an hauppague 2250, i was using it over air for HD , but i am now using it for clear QAM ever since my cable company opened up their channels.
Re: Digital free to air, dual-tuner or more capture card
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:36 pm
by DaveQB
lobosolo wrote:im using an hauppague 2250, i was using it over air for HD , but i am now using it for clear QAM ever since my cable company opened up their channels.
Ahh thanks for that. No issues? Its dual tuner?
hmmm this one here:
http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-hauppauge- ... 44121.html
Damn that's expensive!!