[sllug-members]: PCTV PCI HD Tuner card

[Christopher Hogan]

Thanks for the reply Brad.

My current setup uses a Dish Network DVR connected to the HD3000 via
S-Video. I also watch OTA HD Digital from a roof-top antenna. The DVR
I currently have from Dish is not high definition. I've been thinking
of upgrading. It does have a USB connection that should support
connecting an external hard drive (using the ext2 file system).
However, I haven't been able to get that to work.

I primarily use this setup to watch TV, though I do record shows to
the computer if the DVR gets too full. I don't really have any
information on how Dish Network's HD receiver connects to a HDTV. I
was wondering if it worked like traditional TV, where the receiver
broadcasts on a given frequency (in this case High Definition Digital)
to the Television via the antenna connection. If not, am I then
limited to the S-Video connection for Live  TV? I don't recall S-Video
supporting High Definition.

I'd assume that any firewire connection on a Dish receiver would only
be for copying recorded shows to the computer. Or does this connection
allow you to use the Dish Receiver as a DVB device? Is it supported
under Linux?

My current interest is live HDTV. Recording to the computer is a side benefit.




On Nov 27, 2007 10:10 AM, Brad Midgley <bmidgley at xmission.com> wrote:
> Christopher
>
> I think what people typically do with a dish receiver is use the
> firewire output to get at the hd signal. You have to use something like
> an IR device to let the computer select channels on the receiver.
>
> Brad
>
>
> > On the subject of the hd3000,
> >
> > I've been using mine for over-the-air digital and Dish satellite via
> > analog. I've been thinking of upgrading the satellite receiver to one
> > of their HD receivers. Does anyone know if I'd be able to connect the
> > receiver to the HD3000 (via the RF connector I guess) and receive HD
> > digital programming, or is this card limited to analog for satellite
> > reception?
> >
> > On Nov 23, 2007 8:18 AM, Brad Midgley <bmidgley at xmission.com> wrote:
> >> fwiw
> >>
> >> on the rematch between me and the hd3000...
> >>
> >> ubuntu gutsy has the firmware in its restricted modules package. (+brad)
> >> myth picked up some feeds searching qam-256 (+brad)
> >> but using myth client to watch tv live gives me 1s of video, 3s of a
> >> frozen image on screen, then another 1s of video, etc.(+hd3000)
> >>
> >> I scored some early points but it's still a draw.
> >>
> >> it's on a 2.4ghz IBM intellistation pro with 1gb ram.
> >>
> >> Brad
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Regardless of which card you go with... it would be a real help if
> >>> someone who has gotten QAM to work can tell us if comcast in our market
> >>> uses qam-64, qam-256, 8-vsb and which of cable, cable-irc, cable-hrc to
> >>> scan with. That ends up being a lot of combinations to try.
> >>>
> >>> Brad
> >>>
> >>>>> u235sentinel wrote:
> >>>>>> Personally I like the HDTV 3000 card
> >>>>> It is about $50-$60 more than I can buy the Pinnacle for.
> >>>> The hdtv3000 was so problematic getting qam to work that I gave up. I've
> >>>> worked out some poorly documented and challenging software and hardware
> >>>> but I've never felt totally defeated like that.
> >>>>
> >>>> Read the docs on getting QAM to work on the card with mythtv before you
> >>>> buy it and see if they make sense to you.
> >>>>
> >>>> Brad
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