Boston Linux Meeting Wed, July 15, 2009 Another Look at MythTV and MythDora

[Dan Ritter]

On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 07:44:53AM -0400, Bill Ricker wrote:
> Thanks Dan. Iw as answering his Question for what we wanted to hear in
> his presentation, but background is good, too.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:40 AM, Dan Ritter<dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> >> * is there a choice besides Haupage?
> >
> > The backend needs at least one recorder. Ignoring the old
> > standard-definition-only interfaces, these range from $10
> > FireWire cards (if you have a suitable FireWire-equipped video
> > source, like a cable or FIOS set-top box) through $30-$100 USB
> > and PCI tuners that attach to either antennae (ATSC / 8VSB) or
> > unencrypted cable (ATSC / Clear QAM), to the HDHomeRun, which is
> > a pair of tuners and an infrared receiver connected to ethernet,
> > to the Hauppauge HDPVR, which is a USB-attached tuner that
> > connects to a component HDTV source like a satellite or cable
> > STB.
> 
> Does the Firewire or HDPVR command the source directly without the
> IRblaster hackaround?

FireWire does. 

-dsr-


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