S-Video setup

[hurtman]

I'm migrating from Sagetv. I've got a Hauppauge HV-1600 card. I am able to scan the digital cable channels and using the QAM identified tuner with no problem. I've got a satellite STB connected to the s-video input but I don't see how to capture this. Can anyone help me get back on the road? Thanks.

[hurtman]

I posted too soon. I found the link on the forum about downloading the Hauppauge WinTV7. I installed that and updated drivers. NextPVR saw the analog tuner and all is well. I'm looking forward to using this product.

[Reddwarf]

You would get better quality if you had composite video input instead of S-video.

[mvallevand]

You would get better quality if you had composite video input instead of S-video.

I will have to absolutely disagree on that suggestion.

Martin

[Reddwarf]

I have an ATI analog capturecard with both S-video and composite input, and the composite is MUCH better that S-video. I assumed that would be the case for his card also, since S-video has a limited bandwidth.

[johnsonx42]

Reddwarf you must be thinking of something else; S-Video would always be better than composite, or at the very least just as good. I can't think of any reason composite would ever be better, unless something is very wrong.

[martint123]

Both my Hauppauge PVR150 PCI and USB tuners are pretty much the same for composite and s-video. Both are better than the RF output from my STB that I have to use due to distance and reverse direction channel changing.