Hauppauge HVR-2250

[topperdude]

i've seen a HVR 1250 in stores...i'm guessing it's a single tuner version of this.
i'm wondering tho if there are any other enhancements over their old cards..
[like say, the timestamp bug?]

The HVR 1250 seems to have software encoder only per Hauppauge. I understand the 2250 has hardware encoders. You are right tho' that the 1250 has only one tuner

[pBS]

ahh, thanx for the link....looks like its a half-height design...
really cheap in stores,only 49$ when i saw it...with remote..
yea, analog only software compression, but it's a great second digi card..

1 thing i notice is the filtering..the hardware encoding cards do also offer temporal and spatial on analog side, and the newest ones offer 3d comb as well..[hvr1600+] tho i can't see much difference..

the hvr1250 sure did fly off the shelves quickly i noticed!

[richardw456]

I have been considering the 1250 myself. Would that work with PVRX2? I know it's only software encoding, but for $49 what do you expect? Another thing, I have a ATI 2400pro, and I think that does hardware encoding. Any way to use that card for encoding our am I dreaming?

[sub]

I have been considering the 1250 myself. Would that work with PVRX2? I know it's only software encoding, but for $49 what do you expect?

Sorry this device wont be usable for analog in GB-PVR. You could use it for ATSC/QAM though.

Another thing, I have a ATI 2400pro, and I think that does hardware encoding. Any way to use that card for encoding our am I dreaming?

This videocard doesnt doesnt have a hardware encoder. It does have hardware acceleration feature that ease the burden on the CPU during playback (decoding).

[richardw456]

Thanks, Sub, I would only use the 1250 for ATSC anyway. I have a Theater 550 with a STB plugged in that gives me all the analog I could want and then some! And just so you all know, when I do buy the 1250 I'll be here to pester about how to integrate 2 tuners into the grid.:eek:

As for the ATI 2400, I really thought I saw something about using Avivo to somehow transcode files, but I have looked at so much stuff in the last 6 months, I might have dreamed it!

I just checked the ATI website. It apears that Avivo DOES do transcoding, and it looks fast. I am going to check it out.

[ejohnson0547]

Hi,

I have the Hauppauge 1250 TV tuner and I would like to use it with GBPVR using QAM and ATSC.
I don't care about analog.

I think I need to edit the BDA.ini file to get it to work but I am not sure what to put in it.

Could anyone help me out with this?

Thanks!

[sub]

Can you run the filtercheck.exe utility, then zip and attach the filtercheck.log that gets created? From this I'll be able to tell you the bda.ini settings.

[Efanis]

I have the same card and the same problem... here's my log...

[sub]

Try adding the following to your bda.ini file, then try setting up a capture source using the 'digital recording plugin'.

[Hauppauge HVR-1250MCE (ATSC)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge WinTV 885 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

[Hauppauge HVR-1250MCE (QAM)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
TUNING_SPECIAL=2
FILTER_TUNER=Hauppauge WinTV 885 BDA Tuner/Demod
FILTER_CAPTURE=Hauppauge WinTV 885 TS Capture
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=MPEG2 Transport

[Efanis]

I entered in all of that and still it wont let me watch live tv in the system... although the wintv program does work and so does sagetv...