Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 02:26:48 -0500 From: Joe Auty <joe@netmusician.org> To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATI Radeon 7000 and Hauppauge 250 Message-ID: <77684C4A-0941-4CA2-87CB-524C41346D86@netmusician.org> References: <D6AC17FB-5BB1-4871-813D-4D1F3B018235@netmusician.org>
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On Mar 26, 2006, at 4:31 PM, usleepless@gmail.com wrote: > Hi Joe, > >> My understanding is that if I want to be able to continue to watch TV >> on my TV while the signal is connected to my PC/Hauppauge card, I'll >> need to output from the PC back to the TV. > > first let me try to understand your situation: > > 1. you get your tv-signal from satelite, with an external tuner > 2. you want to be able to record shows when you are not watching tv > > in the non digital age, you would watch tv through a vcr which is > connected to the external tuner ( settopbox ). to watch livetv you > would turn the vcr on, and zap with the settopbox-remote. the vcr > would only record when you are not watching tv/video ( and would need > a way to control the settopbox ). > > right? > > if you were on cable, things would be more easy: you could create a > recording/viewing box, and keep the normal tv-tuner for watching > livetv. > > so because of the settopbox, you need the whole shebang ( spelled > right? ). you need a mce/mythtv solution which integrates livetv and > recording. > > don't underestimate this: > - the machine must be always-on > - you need to use irblaster from pvr-card to control settopbox ( is > this supported by the pvr250 port ? i don't think so, i may be wrong ) So, even though the TV would be locked onto channel 3 or 4 constantly, I'd have to use the included remote to replace my satellite remote? I'm not sure I understand the distinction between satellite and cable here, but I think I get the gist of this. > - with only one source/tuner there are litte benefits: the only > feature you get is recording shows while you are not watching a show This is okay, as the whole point of going this route anyway is to record shows that are normally on pretty late. > - mythtv is a beast, there is no ports port, and only runs well > on FBSD > 4 What is the status of getting this into ports? > - want teletext/cc ? you will need about the newest ivtv-driver ( > linux only for the moment ) > > if you are going for it, i would suggest knoppmyth or whatever. > > i am running 3 myth-machines: > - 1 xbox client ( xebian + custom myth-compile ) > - 1 freebsd 6.0 client/slave server ( pvr500) + custom myth-compile ( > radeon 7000 btw ) > - 1 freebsd 4.11 master server ( pvr500 ) using linuxthreads with > custom myth-compile > > my custom build is based on an unofficial freebsd-port from some > japanse guy ( google for myth and freebsd ). i have patched it > extensively, to get rid of all the busy-wait synchronizing ( and other > stuff ). Is your Radeon the 32 MB or 64 MB version? Even though my 32 MB version has an S-video output, the included materials say it only works in the 64 MB version. Is the included output port completely useless then? If I can't get Myth to work (for now), I can always use the at command and just schedule recordings through the CLI, right? ----------- Joe Auty NetMusician: web publishing software for musicians http://www.netmusician.org joe@netmusician.org
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