What kind of PVR do you have? (For those that do)

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#350519 13-Jul-2010 09:23

mythtv backend running on my ubuntu server

clients are a apple tv running xbmc, and a mac mini running xbmc with mythbox.

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#350531 13-Jul-2010 10:18

using a digistar 811U. Very good - had no problems at all since updating the firmware about nine months ago.

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#350540 13-Jul-2010 10:36

farcus: using a digistar 811U. Very good - had no problems at all since updating the firmware about nine months ago.

Can you watch a finished recording and record a program on that unit at the same time?

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#350546 13-Jul-2010 10:44

alig:
farcus: using a digistar 811U. Very good - had no problems at all since updating the firmware about nine months ago.

Can you watch a finished recording and record a program on that unit at the same time?

No - only has a single tuner. You would need a MUCH more expensive unit to be able to do this.
Does have time shift recording though which is very good for such a cheap unit.

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#350554 13-Jul-2010 10:49

Currently experimenting with the signal issues of DVB-T. Using a usb KWorld dual tuner (399UR) purchased from JayCar. The 399UR works very well under Linux when it has signal, even weak crappy signal.

Thanks, a very useful find. I've found it is very tricky business to get a good DVB-T tuner (especially an USB one). My recent find - the PCI AverTV Super 007 DVB-T. The price, sensitivity of the tuner and quality of the picture are excellent... Though you'd need last mercurial drivers if running under Linux.

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#350557 13-Jul-2010 10:56

farcus:
No - only has a single tuner. You would need a MUCH more expensive unit to be able to do this.
Does have time shift recording though which is very good for such a cheap unit.

That's pity. Was hoping to get some as a backup. The single tuner is not an issue for this kind of tricks. My cheap computer-based pvr has a single tuner as well but no problem with watching a finished recording (or some avi, or doing other businesses like playing music) and recording at the same time. I think it is connected to the processor power or a mux. Anyway good to know. Thanks :)

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#350996 13-Jul-2010 18:23

I use a TViX 6500 with a 1TB HDD which is DVB-T

But ive moved into a house with bad UHF coverage so im looking for a DVB-S solution :(

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#351002 13-Jul-2010 18:34

r0bbie: I use a TViX 6500 with a 1TB HDD which is DVB-T

But ive moved into a house with bad UHF coverage so im looking for a DVB-S solution :(

Twin Nova-S DVB-S pci cards work a treat for me. Under MythTV I have each one set for 4 virtual tuners. So in theory with an even mix of shows across the two transponders I can do 8 recordings at once. With a family of 4 I regularly hit 4-6 shows all over lapping.

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#351005 13-Jul-2010 18:38

Thanks, a very useful find. I've found it is very tricky business to get a good DVB-T tuner (especially an USB one). My recent find - the PCI AverTV Super 007 DVB-T. The price, sensitivity of the tuner and quality of the picture are excellent... Though you'd need last mercurial drivers if running under Linux.

I just made sure I had done an apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree and the firmware all just loaded up. It MIGHT have worked without doing that. But in case anyone gets one and hits a snag that should sort them.

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#351065 13-Jul-2010 20:15

joco: Under MythTV I have each one set for 4 virtual tuners. So in theory with an even mix of shows across the two transponders I can do 8 recordings at once. With a family of 4 I regularly hit 4-6 shows all over lapping.

So if I have only one physical tuner, the 4 virtual tuners is a reasonable maximum under MythTV on NZ DVB-S?

alig

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#351067 13-Jul-2010 20:18

joco:
I just made sure I had done an apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree and the firmware all just loaded up. It MIGHT have worked without doing that. But in case anyone gets one and hits a snag that should sort them.

The same steps should be done for AverTV Super 007 DVB-T.

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#351106 13-Jul-2010 21:29

Panasonic DMR-BW850. Had to be user friendly for her indoors. Works really well. Only catch no MHEG-5. It makes it harder to record programs but still light years ahead of the 20 year old Mitsi VCR it replaced.

As usual two weeks after I bought it on what was a good price at the time $1100 they dropped the price to $799. A bit more expensive than other products around but it does have a Blu ray recorder built in.

Takes some concerted playing (or read the manual) to figure out how to play back a recorded show when there is a disk in. Stupidly easy when I figured it out.

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#351244 14-Jul-2010 09:25

Zinwell 620hd, with usb 320gb drive and Hong Kong firmware that enables basic PVR function (No EPG integration but it does allow 2 channel recording on same mux).

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#351343 14-Jul-2010 12:17

GBPVR with two tuners - a Hauppage PVR250 which records from a TCL cable box controlled by a USB UIRT and a Hauppauge Nova-T-500 (?) which records Freeview. The Nova-T can record two channels at once so theoreticallly can record 3 channel at the same time but have never needed more than two.

Don't watch content via the PC - run MyIhome on the PC and watch content on two connected Popcorn Hours (one is a A200 which can decode the wretched AAC-HE LATM audio that Freeview uses).

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#351374 14-Jul-2010 13:27

I have the Homecast 9200DTR. Overall I am happy with it. There were some early reviews of the device here on Geekzone.

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