[olug] OT: follow up on component capture and a myth/pv350 question

[Benjamin Watson]

Check the number of tuners available on the PVR card.  I believe the
150/250 have a single tuner whereas the 350 has two tuners.  You could
grab 2 pvr150s and accomplish the same thing (record 2 channels
simultaneously, record 1 watch 1 live, etc.).  Even if the COX S-Video
to PVR interface doesn't work, you could feed the COX box Coax output
to the PVR and record whatever the cable box is pumping out.  MythTV
supports multiple PVR cards (e.g. multiple tuners), just have to set
them up.

Again, if you buy a Hauppage PVR, most of them come with remotes that
work with MythTV out of the box.

The IR blaster on the other hand connects to a serial port on your
computer (make sure it has one).  You tape (ther other end of) the IR
Blaster over the top of the IR receiver on the Cable box.  This allows
IR signals to travel from your computer (via a configured Myth) to the
cable box for channel changing.  Another cool thing about the IR
Blaster is that it has "pass through".  That is, even with the
transmitter taped over your COX IR receiver, you can still use your
COX remote if you're not using Myth.

HTH,

Ben

On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 1:10 AM, Shawn Mattingly <smattin at mimezine.org> wrote:
> Yes, the Cox HD box and I believe the digital box have active component
> outputs.
>
> Will Langford wrote:
>> newegg has a leadtek card that can do it:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815122009
>>
>> Subpar reviews for the card, but I think those focus on the tuner
>> part, rather than component capture.
>>
>> If Cox spits out the HD stuff via component as well as dvi/hdmi, I
>> wonder if something like this would be able to capture it.... hmm...
>>
>> And for what it's worth, I picked up a very cheap MCE friendly
>> card/remote off ebay that has horrid reviews elsewhere (hence it's
>> cheap heh). Comparing the box art / description (Conexant Cx23416
>> /Conexant Cx23880) with what's on the ivtv site, it'd be based around
>> the "Conexant Blackbird Design" which will guarantee me a rough
>> journey if I attempt to use it in a Myth setup :).... but I figure for
>> now it'll at least get me off the ground with the XPMCE2005 system
>> I've got (bought the system a year or two ago, came with it
>> installed).... and perhaps get a feel for if I really wanna use a
>> computer as PVR goodness.  If anything, the less than $20 paid for the
>> card (including s/h) might get me a usable PC remote heh.
>>
>> Reguarding the myth question, someone had mentioned hooking cable in
>> and then svideo/irblaster from the cable box... on a PVR350.  Does
>> this mean it can record from both at the same time or is there extra
>> myth setup stuff ?  I don't need the tv output of the PVR350, so
>> wouldn't a 150/250 with svideo/irblaster be a more cost effective
>> solution ?
>>
>> -Will
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