On January 19, 2005 10:36 pm, Jim Valavanis wrote: > OK, I thought I can do this but I'm stumped. I currently subscribe to > Digital comcast cable. I have mythtv recording standard cable only via > the coax-connector directly into the Hauppauge PVR-250 tuner. This > works fine. > So, I wanted to use the S-Video (or component) on the *same* 250 card to > record the digital or higher channels too. What I've done thus far.. > > 1. In mythtv-setup I added another Capture Card (even though I only have > 1) to add component4 output. The tuner0 is already setup. > 2. Then in Input connections, I enable component4 to use the same > comcast digital cable channels, as the tuner0. > 3. Restarted mythtv-backend. > > Now when I go to watch Live TV I am able to hit the "C" key and switch > between tuners (component4 and tuner0) and this worked OK for Video > only. The tuner0 input still works fine for both audio and video. > I have the component4 (digital video output from cable) receiving the > video signal fine. I have to manually tune the cable box for now. I'm > planning on setting up the IR blaster for this. The sound is not > working obviously due to no audio input connection to the PVR250. Coax > carries both video and audio, but... > How do I enable the audio for the digital cable? Currently the digital > cable box, has only 2 audio Left/Right outputs that are already going to > the TV's audio in. There is no other available audio out on the cable > box. Do I use a splitter for this? Also should I plug the audio into > the PVR250's "line in"?
Yes you need to use a splitter here. > > Next, if this does work with only 1 PVR250, can I somehow configure the > recordings to use the proper input? component4 for the digital cable, > and tuner0 for the analog? > > FYI, The digital cable box is the Motorola DCT5100 that also includes HDTV. > I don't think that you should setup two different cards when you actually have only one. You should instead map a lineup to each input that you use and let mythtv switch inputs automatically. Mark _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users