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[walt12]

I think the analog vs digital can record/watch simultaneously but not from 2 digital sources.

[sub]

Yes, thats my interstanding. I didnt bother to mention that because the analog side of the device lacks the hardware encoder so isnt supported by GB-PVR. The hardware is physically capable of analog at the same type as DVB though.

[stustunz]

how much hassle is the dvb-t to setup do i need a patch and is it going to be that much better than dvb-s
does it use more cpu power etc than dvb-s
im not sure what road to go down now

[sub]

how much hassle is the dvb-t to setup do i need a patch

Best to wait until the new release in the next week.

and is it going to be that much better than dvb-s

Yes, when the highdef stuff starts transmitting

does it use more cpu power etc than dvb-s

Yes, though if you have good working H.264 acceleration in your video card it might not be more CPU.

[stustunz]

sorry for the dumb questions should be the last one for today anyway

when you record does it take anymore cpu cycles than recording dvb-s
dont really want to have to buy a new pc at the moment icould handle a new video card if that will work

would a 2.5 ghz machine record ok with a H.264 accel video card is what i need to know

[sub]

when you record does it take anymore cpu cycles than recording dvb-s

No.

would a 2.5 ghz machine record ok with a H.264 accel video card is what i need to know

It'd be fine to record. Hard to guess about playback. I dont know.

[stustunz]

ok thanks for that worth a crack i reckon
ill get the hvr4000 at least if dvb-t(HD) doesnt work i still have a good dvb-s card that i know i can use

next issue plasma or lcd

[walt12]

Doing it all again, I'd probably go for the HVR3000 or Nova-T 500. DVB-S2 for Freeview is eons away, and I can get DTT in the meantime (and thus will likely never need DVB-S2).

[stustunz]

you can only do dvb-t in my opinion after trying for the past few days if you have a super quick machine cause imagine trying to record 3X HD signal thats alot of data to move
im sticking with dvb-s for the near future

[VorsterTP]

I have two HVR-4000 cards, they work perfect for DVB-S2 and I can record simultaneously. I cannot get analog to work, TuningAssistant complains about connect pins failed,

failed to connect pinNameTvTunerAnalogAudioOut to pinNameTvAudioTvAudioIn,
failed to connect pinNamedCrossbarVideoDecoerOut to pinNameAnalogVideoIn,
failed to connect pinNameCrossbarAudioDecoderOut to pinNameCaptureAnalogAudioIn.

TuningAssistant then continues to scan for channels and finds none. WinTVfinds the channels OK.

Here is my settings from my direct.ini
[Hauppuage HVR-4000]
ARCHITECTURE=88X
INIT_MODE=DEFAULT
INIT_MSP=0
SUPPORTS_FM_RADIO=1
BLACKBIRD=1
CONEXANT=0
FILTER_CROSSBAR=Hauppauge WinTV 88x Crossbar
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge WinTV 88x Video Capture
FILTER_TV_TUNER=Hauppauge WinTV 88x Tuner
FILTER_TV_AUDIO=Hauppauge WinTV 88x TvAudio
FILTER_CAPTURE_AUDIO=Hauppauge WinTV 88x Audio Capture
;FILTER_ENCODER=Hauppauge WinTV MPEG2 Muxer
FILTER_ENCODER=CyberLink MPEG Muxer
FILTER_ENCODER_VIDEO=MainConcept (Hauppauge) MPEG Video Encoder
FILTER_ENCODER_AUDIO=MainConcept (Hauppauge) MPEG Audio Encoder
PIN_CROSSBAR_VIDEO_TUNER_IN=Video Tuner In
PIN_CROSSBAR_AUDIO_TUNER_IN=Audio Tuner In
PIN_CROSSBAR_VIDEO_DECODER_OUT=Video Decoder Out
PIN_CROSSBAR_AUDIO_DECODER_OUT=Audio Decoder Out
PIN_TVTUNER_ANALOG_VIDEO_OUT=Analog Video
PIN_TVTUNER_ANALOG_AUDIO_OUT=Analog Audio
PIN_TVAUDIO_TV_AUDIO_IN=TVAudio In
PIN_TVAUDIO_TV_AUDIO_OUT=TVAudio Out
PIN_CAPTURE_ANALOG_VIDEO_IN=Analog Video In
PIN_CAPTURE_ANALOG_AUDIO_IN=Analog Audio In
PIN_CAPTURE_PREVIEW_AUDIO_OUT=Video Virtual Out
PIN_CAPTURE_CAPTURE_OUT=Capture
PIN_CAPTURE_I2S_OUT=I2S
PIN_CAPTURE_656_OUT=656
PIN_ENCODER_I2S_IN=Audio Input
PIN_ENCODER_656_IN=Input
;PIN_ENCODER_OUT=MPEG2 PS
PIN_ENCODER_OUT=Output
PIN_WRITER_INPUT_IN=Input

Any suggestions...