From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 23 06:11:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EBFF16A4CE; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:11:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from digger1.defence.gov.au (digger1.defence.gov.au [203.5.217.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9E7343D5E; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:11:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wilkinsa@squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from ednmsw503.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw503.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.2.150]) by digger1.defence.gov.au with ESMTP id i5N6ASfl018135; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:40:28 +0930 (CST) Received: from muttley.dsto.defence.gov.au (unverified) by ednmsw503.dsto.defence.gov.au (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.3.10) with ESMTP id ; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:40:59 +0930 Received: from ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.2.81]) by muttley.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id i5N61g622260; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:31:42 +0930 (CST) Received: from squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au ([131.185.40.211]) by ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id NJ1QPHVX; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:31:35 +0930 Received: from squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i5N61oRf085642 ; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:31:50 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from wilkinsa@squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: (from wilkinsa@localhost) by squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i5N61nh7085641; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:31:49 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from wilkinsa) Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:31:49 +0930 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" Message-ID: <20040623060149.GC77534@squirm.dsto.defence.gov.au> References: <20040623032626.GG46408@wantadilla.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040623032626.GG46408@wantadilla.lemis.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: FreeBSD Questions cc: multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions about Hauppauge WinTV 350 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:11:20 -0000 On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 12:56:26PM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: A number of software products use the Hauppauge WinTV 350 "Personal Video Recorder" (what a stupid name!). I've been planning to get one for some time, but here in Australia the prices are ridiculous (more than double what they are nearly anywhere else). So I've decided to have one sent from overseas. Question: are all WinTV 350s the same? In Australia we have the same standards as in most of Europe (PAL, not NTSC), and the tuner frequencies are also the same as those in Europe. If I buy a card in the USA, will it work here, or are there two different kinds of card, depending on where they're sold? The web site is not of much help. To help me decide, it would be nice to hear from somebody with experience with the cards who can tell me a definite answer to at least one of these questions: * Are there separate versions for different countries? * Does the device you have support both PAL and NTSC? * Does the tuner on your device support both European and US frequencies? * What kind of antenna connector does your card have? US TVs tend to have a screw-on connector, while European one tend to have a push-on connector. Other information, in particular where I can get them cheap, would also be appreciated. You may find some useful info in this article: http://arstechnica.com/guide/audio-visual/videocapturing/vidcap-1.html Email me offline if you want me to send you the PDF of it. - aW