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General => Users => Topic started by: Gaute on January 02, 2009, 01:51:33 am

Title: STB input
Post by: Gaute on January 02, 2009, 01:51:33 am

Hello!
I'm totaly new to LinuxMCE, so this may be a stupid question; I want to connect my digital tv-tuner (STB) to the MD as described in the video (with s-video or other formats), but how do i connect the sound from the STB to the MD so i can record with sound (coax s/pdif)? Does anyone know about a good capture card that can do both s-video (or other formats) and sound.
Thanks...

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: tkmedia on January 02, 2009, 05:20:56 am

You need a pvr150, pvr250, pvr350 or pvr500 from hauppauge





Tim

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: Gaute on January 02, 2009, 01:02:11 pm

but can the this cards also record sound?

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: totallymaxed on January 02, 2009, 02:44:24 pm

Quote from: Gaute on January 02, 2009, 01:02:11 pm

but can the this cards also record sound?

Yes they can... see the Wiki http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-PVR-150_MCE (http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-PVR-150_MCE)

Andrew

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: Gaute on January 02, 2009, 04:53:00 pm

okey... but thats only in stereo? is it posible to record the original digital sound (in norway all tv channels are sent in mpeg4 with ac3 sound) with a s/pdif cable (optical or coax)?

Gaute

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: totallymaxed on January 02, 2009, 08:54:42 pm

Quote from: Gaute on January 02, 2009, 04:53:00 pm

okey... but thats only in stereo? is it posible to record the original digital sound (in norway all tv channels are sent in mpeg4 with ac3 sound) with a s/pdif cable (optical or coax)?

Gaute

As far as I know there is no way to use the pvr-150, 250, 350 or 500 card to capture s/pdif as they do not have any s/pdif inputs, Why not look at receiving the DVB signal directly instead of digitising it? Are these channels encrypted? Are they DVB-T, DVB-C or DVB-S?

Andrew

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: Gaute on January 02, 2009, 09:53:23 pm

almost all the channels are encrypted. It is DVB-T, and the provider do not support any methods fore decrypting on a computer.

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: totallymaxed on January 03, 2009, 10:24:44 am

Quote from: Gaute on January 02, 2009, 09:53:23 pm

almost all the channels are encrypted. It is DVB-T, and the provider do not support any methods fore decrypting on a computer.

Well one way around this may be to look at the Hauppauge HD-PVR. See here for info; http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_HD-PVR (http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_HD-PVR)

However there is no support in LinuxMCE for this device yet and you will have to build the drivers etc yourself. But potentially this product does all you need I think.

All the best and happy new year.

Andrew

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: tkmedia on January 03, 2009, 12:27:39 pm

With any luck i will be get the HDPVR tested with 0810 lmce this weekend.




Tim

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: Gaute on January 04, 2009, 12:47:39 am

thanks :) i have seen the hdpvr card, but as you say, it's not supported (yet?). But thanks :)

Title: Re: STB input
Post by: totallymaxed on January 04, 2009, 02:02:41 pm

Quote from: tkmedia on January 03, 2009, 12:27:39 pm

With any luck i will be get the HDPVR tested with 0810 LinuxMCE this weekend.

Tim

Cool! Cant wait for your feedback on how you get on :-)

Andrew