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From: forgottenwizard <phrexianreaper@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Help finding a tv tuner card's chipset
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:02:02
Message-Id: 20070928204352.GA1679@localhost
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Help finding a tv tuner card's chipset by Patrick May
1 On 08:31 Fri 28 Sep , Patrick May wrote:
2 > I missed this thread earlier, so pardon me commenting to the OP so far down
3 > the thread.
4 >
5 > > > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:00:33 -0500, forgottenwizard wrote:
6 > > > >
7 > > > > > BTW, if anyone knows of a cheap tuner card (<50US preferably) that
8 > > > > > is decent and works with either PCI/USB/AGP, I would love to know.
9 >
10 > I'm currently using an air2pc card I picked up on eBay. I believe I paid
11 > around $20-30US. It pulls in all OTA ATSC signals just fine. I can't speak for
12 > it's abilities to work with QAM (Cable.) I'm controlling it with MythTV.
13 >
14 > Though I do recommend a decent processor. I used to run an Athlon 850MHz and
15 > it could not keep up with an HD (1080i, etc) signal. It will dump the stream
16 > to disk, just not display it (slow, pauses, etc.)
17 >
18 > Patrick
19
20 I'm doing some looking and think I'm going to blow my budget and get a
21 Haup. PVR-150, which I know is supported.
22
23 Thanks for all of your help everyone.
24
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Re: [gentoo-user] Help finding a tv tuner card's chipset Patrick May <patrick@×××××××××××.net>