[olug] Myth compatible TV Tuner card that works with COX TV

[Dan Linder]

For what it's worth, do NOT buy the "KWorld ATSC TV Stick UB435-Q USB 2.0
Interface" that NewEgg and others are selling now.

I bought one on Oct-11 after doing a lot of research and confirmed that it
was working under Linux.  A couple days later, I started reading reports
that they weren't working.  Turns out the manufacturer kept the exact same
naming information, but the little sticker says "V2.0" on the new,
non-compatible versions.

And from talking with the driver writer, the changes are substantial enough
that he won't be working on it any time soon. :-(

I have one that I'll loan to someone if they want to take a hack at working
on the driver...

For what it's worth, it works just fine under my Windows 7 64bit test
system, so it is functioning hardware.

Dan

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 09:49, Lane Roberts <roberts.lane at gmail.com> wrote:

> Kevin's got you covered -- This is exactly the setup I've been using for
> the
> last year or so. Pretty much all of the hauppauge cards have excellent
> built
> in support. I actually just got rid of Cox, so I've got a PVR-150
> collecting
> dust if you're interested.
>
> http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_pvr150.html
>
> Lane
>
> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 2:46 AM, Kevin D. Snodgrass <kdsnodgrass at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > --- On Thu, 11/4/10, Paul H. Lewis <phldml3 at cox.net> wrote:
> > > I'm looking to build a MythTV Box,
> > > since my TIVO died.  But before I go
> > > buying parts willy-nilly, I need to know if there is a TV
> > > Tuner card
> > > that I can connect directly to the cable and not use the
> > > Standard Def
> >
> > Most any that are supported by the IVTV or bt8x8 driver will work.  Check
> > the docs for these drivers.
> >
> > > Receiver.  I'm assuming that they are pushing a
> > > digital signal, is that
> > > the reason for the set top box?
> >
> > If you need to record channels above 72 or so, then yes you will need to
> > use the box.  Channels 2-72 are analogue and work fine with analogue
> tuner
> > cards.
> >
> > > so that's the reasons for the questions.  If I have to
> > > connect with the
> > > box, then that means I can only get one channel at a time?
> >
> > Yes, if you need to use the box to record your show, say something on
> > History International (Chan. 204), then you must use the STB and that is
> the
> > only thing above channel 72 that you can watch, unless you get a second
> STB
> > or a CableCard if your TV is so equiped.
> >
> > BTW, I have a Hauppauge 350 I'm not using, if you are interested.
>  Hardware
> > compression of SDTV signal to an MPEG2-PS file playable by MPlayer and
> > others.  Also has the TV-OUT so you can make any TV your monitor. :-)
> >
> > http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_pvr350.html
> >
> > Amazon lists one used for $64.xx, I'll sell mine for bargain basement
> > $60.00, with box, manuals remote and anything else I can find that is
> > supposed to be in the box.  Latest kernels have the necessary drivers
> built
> > in.
> >
> >
> > Kevin D. Snodgrass
> >
> >
> >
> >
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