[mythtvnz] With a Skystar2 card is a Hauppauge PVR (or similar) card still necessary?
Steve Hodge
mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Sun, 13 May 2007 00:23:33 +1200
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On 5/12/07, Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz> wrote:
>
> On Sat, May 12, 2007 4:20 pm, Matt Poff wrote:
> > About to kit my system with tuners and have some confusion about the
> > capabilities of the Skystar 2 card against the PVR cards. I've more or
> > less decided to go the DVB-S route but would like the system to be
> > capable of time-shifted recording. Is one Skystar all I need? If I want
> > to capture additional simultaneous broadcasts available via DVB-S I need
> > an additional Skystar for each right? At least until multiplexing is
> > supported in MythTV.
> >
> > This considered is there any use/advantage in having a PVR card as well
> > other than for capture of channels not available via satellite.
>
> you only need the pvr card if you want to capture (watch or record)
> terrestrial analogue TV.
Or the output of a Sky box.
Cheers,
Steve
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On 5/12/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Nick Rout</b> <<a href="mailto:nick@rout.co.nz">nick@rout.co.nz</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Sat, May 12, 2007 4:20 pm, Matt Poff wrote:<br>> About to kit my system with tuners and have some confusion about the<br>> capabilities of the Skystar 2 card against the PVR cards. I've more or<br>> less decided to go the DVB-S route but would like the system to be
<br>> capable of time-shifted recording. Is one Skystar all I need? If I want<br>> to capture additional simultaneous broadcasts available via DVB-S I need<br>> an additional Skystar for each right? At least until multiplexing is
<br>> supported in MythTV.<br>><br>> This considered is there any use/advantage in having a PVR card as well<br>> other than for capture of channels not available via satellite.<br><br>you only need the pvr card if you want to capture (watch or record)
<br>terrestrial analogue TV.</blockquote><div><br></div></div>Or the output of a Sky box.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Steve<br>
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