[mythtvnz] HVR-1200 and EPG...

[Robert Connolly]

On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 14:12 +1300, Ross and Jemima Knudsen wrote:
> 2009/12/16 Robert Connolly <rob at webworxshop.com>
>         On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 10:25 +1300, Ross and Jemima Knudsen
>         wrote
>         
>         
>         > Hi Rob,
>         >
>         > Here is the linuxtv page for your card:
>         > http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-1200
>         >
>         > Looks like the analogue is not supported.
>         
>         
>         Well, that's annoying. Looks like I'll have to try getting a
>         DVB
>         broadcast with it (which probable means a new antenna in my
>         part of the
>         world).
>         
> Yeah from reviewing hardware on the linuxtv site in the past not many
> of the analogue/digital combinations support analogue.  And with the
> move to digital broadcast support for analogue is likely to drop.
>  
> Apart from having to get a new antenna you'll be happier with digital
> as there are more channels and at higher definition.  Alternatively if
> you bought the card specifically for the analogue support you may be
> able to return it/swap it for one that has dual tuners?  eg Nova T 500
> is popular.

I would much prefer to be able to pick up the DVB broadcast rather than
analogue, however the Freeview site seems to think this is 'Unlikely'.
Has anyone had any experience of picking this up in outlying areas? (For
the record I'm located in Murawai, west of Auckland).

Rob