Re: NTSC/ATSC device recommendation

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On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Devin Heitmueller wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Ben Swartzlander<[email protected]> wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>> I would like to purchase a NTSC/ATSC device that is functional under Linux
>>> MY only requirement is receiving FTA broadcast
>>> Would y'all recommend a USB device or better to stick with a pci device
>>> I have followed this list and have only become more confused
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Richard
>>
>> I have 2 Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-850 USB sticks in my MythTV box (Ubuntu 8.04).
>> USB is preferable to PCI for all kinds of reasons. I bought mine here:
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116031
>>
>> Note that if you go with this device, you'll need to manually add the
>> firmware to your /lib/firmware directory. You can get the firmware here:
>> http://www.steventoth.net/linux/xc5000/
>>
>> There are plenty of other supported devices though. When I was doing my
>> research, this page was an extremely useful resource for Linux ATSC
>> hardware: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ATSC_Devices
>>
>> -Ben
>
> I'm really familiar with the HVR-850, and figured it would be worth
> mentioning that the HVR-850 only very recently got analog support in
> the Linux driver, and it has some issues with MythTV in particular
> (which I haven't had a chance to fix yet).  So if you're planning on
> doing analog with MythTV, that may not be a good device to go with
> right now.
>

Thanks, that is the kind of info I was hoping for
There are still low power analog stations in my area
I would like a device that can reliably receive analog and digital

Richard

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