[ubuntu-za] What TV capture card with Mythtv ?

Lee Sharp leesharp at hal-pc.org
Mon Aug 16 17:30:06 BST 2010


On 08/16/2010 12:20 PM, Robert Holm wrote:
>    On 16/08/2010 17:38, Lee Sharp wrote:
>>
>> When I get a new card, I want to try one of these.
>> http://www.pchdtv.com/  I hear nothing but good things about them.
>>
>> 			Lee
>>
> Thanks Lee, looks like a great card and made specifically for linux, but
> if I read the specs correctly it doesn't
> support PAL, (unless ATSC is the same as PAL).

It is a digital card, and PAL is analog.  But, you are right...  I 
thought it had DVB as well, but it does not. 
http://www.pchdtv.com/faq.php#faq0000011  However, it does have QAM, so 
it will work with many cable systems...  But it does take some bloom off 
the rose. Sorry.

			Lee



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