FIOS - Mythtv Questions

[James Kramer]

Thanks for the info.  I will most likely get the Hauppage TV-DVR.  I
have read that there is a program to change channels over the serial
port but I really don,t know the best setup options.

Jay

On 8/23/10, Jarod Wilson <jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:23 AM, James Kramer <kramerjm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> Can the Hauppage TV-PVR record all the channels on the box?
>
> The HD-PVR can record any and all channels that can be spit out the
> component video output of the box. (Which is generally "all channels
> you're subscribed to").
>
>> Does this device need MythTV to function?
>
> No. Its driven by a standard v4l device driver. 'cat /dev/video0 >
> foo.ts' even works to record something.
>
> Caveat emptor: you need a way to change channels on the cable box. The
> HD-PVR includes an onboard IR blaster, but folks have had mixed
> results with occasional device lockups when the blaster part is
> enabled. Figuring out a solution to that is on my TODO list (as is
> converting the IR driver over to ir-core), but I haven't got to it
> yet.
>
>
>> On 8/22/10, Jarod Wilson <jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>> On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 12:21 PM, James Kramer <kramerjm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> Does MythTV work with FIOS.
>>>
>>> Yes. I've has FiOS TV coupled with MythTV for years now.
>>>
>>>> I just want to use it to record video.
>>>> My box has a firewire connector.  Do I need a Hauppage card?
>>>
>>> Depends on what you're trying to record. And for the record "a
>>> Hauppauge card" is rather vague. They make all sorts of different
>>> cards.
>>>
>>> However, he's what I have with my own FiOS TV:
>>>
>>> 1) digital capture devices, which record clear qam channels straight
>>> off a coax feed (two of these are in fact Hauppauge cards)
>>>
>>> 2) analog capture devices, which record analog video from the output
>>> of digital to analog adapter boxes (one of these is a Hauppauge card)
>>>
>>> 3) firewire off my cable box, which I can record *some* HDTV channels
>>> (but not all) that I can't already record in clear qam
>>>
>>> 4) Hauppauge HD-PVR, which can record the rest fo the channels off my
>>> cable box that clear qam and firewire don't get me, via component
>>> video (not a "card", but also a Hauppauge capture device)
>>>
>>>
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