What's the state of open source PVRs?

Colin McGregor colinmc151-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Wed Jan 4 13:12:32 UTC 2006


--- Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Colin McGregor wrote:
> 
> >>I've been asked by a friend to set up a
> >>computer-based Tivo clone and I'm curious to know
> >>what the status of things are in this field.
> >>
> >I would suggest you start with: 
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8658
> >
> Nice article, Colin. It was very helpful.
> 
> Did you write that while building one of your own?
> If so, how's it
> working out?

Yes, I did write the above while working on a home
MythTV box. Basically I wanted the option of watching
/ recording TV in the den on my "main" Linux PC
independent of what was happening in the living room.

So, unlike GTALug'er Paul Mora who I gather has set-up
a 100% MythTV machine in his living room, my MythTV
box is expected to do multiple duties.

As for how it is working, I have some conflicts
between two TV tuner cards (a Hauppauge PVR-150, and a
no-name card based around one of the Phillips SAA71xx
chipsets). Between finishing the Linux Journal website
article on Jeff Waugh, preparing for/having family in
town for the holidays I have not had the time to get
to the bottom of the tuner card problems (hopefully
this weekend, all before I start getting deep into my
next article :-) ).

A suggestion, if you need/want multiple tuners, go
with all one type (i.e. all Hauppauge PVR series or
Avermedia M179 or ...).

Colin McGregor
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