[mythtvnz] tuner and playback of freeview HD DVB-T

[Steve V]

----- Original Message ----
> From: Brent and Megan <b.whall at clear.net.nz>
> To: mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz
> Sent: Thursday, 8 October, 2009 10:27:08 AM
> Subject: [mythtvnz] tuner and playback of freeview HD DVB-T
> 
> Hi
> 
> I am new to this list and live in Christchurch.
> One of the first introductions to MythTV was a presentation
> by Nick Rout at the CLUG.
> 
> I am just wondering what tuner I should use for DVB-T in NZ.
> 
> Should I just use the recommendations at
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Video_capture_card#DVB-T_cards_.28Terrestrial_viewing.29
> or do I need a certain card to handle the NZ H.264?
> 
> Are there any problems with capture to hard disk of the NZ
> DVB-T in MythTV?
> Are there just problems with playback?
> Are there problems with GNU/Linux?  (Does other software
> work better than MythTV?)
> 
> I wonder if I should wait until MythTV 0.22 is released?
> I am currently running LinHES 6.00.09 with 1 DVB-S tuner.
> I have an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and a graphics card that
> should support VDPAU.
> I also have a motherboard with PCI-e slots, so it would be
> good to purchase a new tuner of this type.  It has limited
> PCI.
> 
> Any suggestions would be great.  
> Let me know if you need more information about my system and
> I will check it when at home.
> 
> Thanks
> Brent
> 

I can't answer all you questions, but the info below may be useful to you.

I use a NOVA-T 500 dual tuner (PCI card) this works fine with Myth and NZ HD transmissions

I have never had any problem with recording the DVB-T streams to the Hard Drive.

I had lots of issues playing the recordings, but really that is all in the past, VDPAU playback via JYAs backports for Myth 0.21 have worked really well for me for 4 or 5 months now.

I only know Myth for this tyoe of application so can't comment on other applications. I can say that I really like Myth and my family are enjoying the quality of the playback and the overall functionality of the Myth system.