From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IbPYN-0002HE-8q for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:47:27 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.1/8.14.0) with SMTP id l8SNbbhW025397; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:37:37 GMT Received: from nlpi029.prodigy.net (nlpi029.sbcis.sbc.com [207.115.36.58]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.1/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l8SNW7fc017707 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:32:07 GMT X-ORBL: [69.106.190.184] Received: from pmmay.sytes.net ([69.106.190.184]) by nlpi029.prodigy.net (8.13.8 out.dk.spool/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l8SNV0KK029485 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:31:01 -0500 Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pmmay.sytes.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48293113763 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:32:51 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at pmmay.sytes.net Received: from pmmay.sytes.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pmmay.sytes.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id IV1UKJ3-iW9P for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:32:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by pmmay.sytes.net (Postfix, from userid 500) id B741A113762; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:32:48 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:32:48 -0700 From: Patrick May To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Help finding a tv tuner card's chipset Message-ID: <20070928233248.GE10768@server.may.localdomain> References: <20070926182543.6b3e0d4a@pascal.spore.ath.cx> <1190853825.7659.22.camel@localhost> <20070927044038.GA29173@localhost> <1190871901.11794.78.camel@orpheus> <20070927060033.GA29400@localhost> <20070927085918.250517dc@zaphod.digimed.co.uk> <20070927172406.d44dbd2e.hilse@web.de> <642958cc0709280559t1e0dceabub2668f5f62920a5b@mail.gmail.com> <20070928153138.GD10768@server.may.localdomain> <20070928204352.GA1679@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="sfyO1m2EN8ZOtJL6" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070928204352.GA1679@localhost> X-PGP-Key: http://pmmay.sytes.net/patrick.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Archives-Salt: ac5356b7-146b-4c97-920f-a826776abd1c X-Archives-Hash: f56cb6332940a5a78870827c88201140 --sfyO1m2EN8ZOtJL6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 03:43:52PM -0500, forgottenwizard wrote: > On 08:31 Fri 28 Sep , Patrick May wrote: > > I missed this thread earlier, so pardon me commenting to the OP so far = down > > the thread. > >=20 > > > > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:00:33 -0500, forgottenwizard wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > BTW, if anyone knows of a cheap tuner card (<50US preferably) t= hat > > > > > > is decent and works with either PCI/USB/AGP, I would love to kn= ow. > >=20 > > I'm currently using an air2pc card I picked up on eBay. I believe I paid > > around $20-30US. It pulls in all OTA ATSC signals just fine. I can't sp= eak for > > it's abilities to work with QAM (Cable.) I'm controlling it with MythTV. > >=20 > > Though I do recommend a decent processor. I used to run an Athlon 850MH= z and > > it could not keep up with an HD (1080i, etc) signal. It will dump the s= tream > > to disk, just not display it (slow, pauses, etc.)=20 > >=20 > > Patrick >=20 > I'm doing some looking and think I'm going to blow my budget and get a > Haup. PVR-150, which I know is supported. >=20 > Thanks for all of your help everyone. >=20 If you are planning to watch over the air (not cable) remember that analog will go off air on Feb 17, 2009. A little less than 17 months from now. Patrick --sfyO1m2EN8ZOtJL6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG/Y8g6aT/ioYDkpIRAh1AAKCss9VMF1uMVoVewbM6Vd/a3nMcvACgtAD8 M9RMeq8UoxWxW9xUJWbRJMA= =deIT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --sfyO1m2EN8ZOtJL6-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list