Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 09:42:59 -0400 From: Randy Pratt <rpratt1950@earthlink.net> To: "Mark Beaver" <beaverm@corp.earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD PVR Solution -- any? Message-ID: <20041017094259.255a2a29.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <20041017054908.766DB43D3F@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20041017054908.766DB43D3F@mx1.FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:53:43 -0500 "Mark Beaver" <beaverm@corp.earthlink.net> wrote: > I'd like to build a FreeBSD based PVR station with at least Svideo output > and ideally digital coax sound (maybe not dolby digital) > > Currently I have: > > P3 350 > 448 Megs of ram > 160Gigs of storage > > I'd like to know if anyone has had any luck with this type of system if so, > what kind of hardware. > > If anyone thinks I'd need more hardware, please by all means let me know > what you've had work for you, (working on a budget so nothing extra > ordinary) I more or less just want a system that will record reasonably > well, and possibly play back simultaneously if possible (given budget) > > Anyone have any suggestions ideas? > > FWIW: I'm looking for video cards w/ svideo out, and an encoder card > (Hauppauge, or the like). The Conexant MPEG-2 Codec driver for Hauppauge PVR-250/350 TV cards was added to the ports collection yesterday (16 Oct multimedia/pvr250). Updating your ports would pull that into your tree. There has been discussions of these cards on the freebsd-multimedia mailing list which would also be the best place to post any questions about the cards. I don't own one of the cards yet so I can't comment on the performance with the system you mentioned. Best regards, Randy --
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