Next question which dual port tv cards are Ubuntu/Linux compatible, or someone has had some experience with could maybe comment?
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Owen Townend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 11/04/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm running a Yuan PG300 PCI DVB-T card (also called a Stratford > > PG300). It cost me $55, and happily decodes all Australian free-to-air > > DVB-T channels (including hi-def channels, although you will need a fairly > > beefy PC to view them). > > > > It works out of the box in Gutsy. Pre-gutsy you needed to manually feed > > a card number while loading the kernel module, but it still worked fine. > > > > I'm currently running mine in a Mythbuntu machine (MythTV / XFCE4 / > > Xubuntu mish-mash project) as a homebrew PVR. MythTV's web interface makes > > it trivial to schedule recordings (MythTV can pull TV schedules from the EIT > > broadcast over DVB-T). Recorded shows can be transcoded (XVid is my codec > > of choice) and copied off to other machines in the house with ease. Very > > cool little project. > > > > I'll be buying another identical card shortly, as the family are > > starting to see how easy the MythTV box is to use, and the inevitable is > > occurring: people want to record multiple channels at once, which means > > needing another card. :) > > > > -Dan > > > Hey, > Dual tuner cards are now only ~$100[1], I think if I were to buy > another it'd be just as easy to get one of these. > Interesting note: A mate who has one noted that his PCI card is > actually detected as a USB hub with the two tuner modules hanging off it. > > cheers, > Owen. > > [1] At least at places like msy/itestate/fluidtek > > On Fri Apr 11 9:48 , Paul Gear sent: > > > > > > >Anyone know any good digital tuner hardware (PCI, USB, or otherwise) > > > > > >that works with Ubuntu? I don't want to spend money on a new TV. :-) > > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-au mailing list > > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > -- ---------------------------------------------- Regards Morgan Storey,A+, MCSE:Security. Senior Network and Security Consultant.
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