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From: Jim on 25 Feb 2006 17:07
Had very bad luck with two TV tuner cards I have purchased. Recovered a
used one from a tossed out computer - works fine. Go figure!

So finally with a properly functioning tuner card I can ask the
question: what application(s) is recommended for recording the shows?
Ultimately I'd like to have quality for DVD burning if that is available.

Thanks
From: Wayne on 25 Feb 2006 17:30
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:07:55 -0500, Jim wrote:

> Had very bad luck with two TV tuner cards I have purchased. Recovered a
> used one from a tossed out computer - works fine. Go figure!
>
> So finally with a properly functioning tuner card I can ask the question:
> what application(s) is recommended for recording the shows? Ultimately I'd
> like to have quality for DVD burning if that is available.

You could try xdtv:

http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/htmlpageUS/indexUS.shtml

Wayne
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From: Wes Newell on 25 Feb 2006 23:56
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:07:55 -0500, Jim wrote:

> Had very bad luck with two TV tuner cards I have purchased. Recovered a
> used one from a tossed out computer - works fine. Go figure!
>
> So finally with a properly functioning tuner card I can ask the
> question: what application(s) is recommended for recording the shows?
> Ultimately I'd like to have quality for DVD burning if that is available.
>
Mythtv

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From: Jim on 26 Feb 2006 17:13
Wes Newell wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:07:55 -0500, Jim wrote:
>
>
>> Had very bad luck with two TV tuner cards I have purchased.
>> Recovered a used one from a tossed out computer - works fine. Go
>> figure!
>>
>> So finally with a properly functioning tuner card I can ask the
>> question: what application(s) is recommended for recording the
>> shows? Ultimately I'd like to have quality for DVD burning if
>> that is available.
>>
>
> Mythtv
>

If my reading is correct, Mythtv uses quite a bit of hard drive space.
Might need to upgrade some.

With the Mandriva packages, is that an install and use app or one that
requires additional compiling?



From: Wes Newell on 26 Feb 2006 17:29
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:13:39 -0500, Jim wrote:

> Wes Newell wrote:
>> On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:07:55 -0500, Jim wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Had very bad luck with two TV tuner cards I have purchased.
>>> Recovered a used one from a tossed out computer - works fine. Go
>>> figure!
>>>
>>> So finally with a properly functioning tuner card I can ask the
>>> question: what application(s) is recommended for recording the
>>> shows? Ultimately I'd like to have quality for DVD burning if
>>> that is available.
>>>
>>
>> Mythtv
>>
>
> If my reading is correct, Mythtv uses quite a bit of hard drive space.
> Might need to upgrade some.
>
MythTV it self doesn't require a lot of space. The shows you record do
though depending on what you record. I do all HD. 1080i broadcast take
about 7GB per hour. 720p about 4.3GB per hour and digital SD I don't
recall, maybe about 1.2GB per hour. Now I've got 4 tuner cards in mine
and record everything I watch. Can't stand live tv. I'd say a minimum of
80 free gig for HD recordings regardless of which program you use to
record them. The size of the recordings will all be about the same. if
your doing analog, then you probably don't need more than 20gig.

> With the Mandriva packages, is that an install and use app or one that
> requires additional compiling?

There's rpm's for it in contrib. I compiled mine, since I didn't think to
check for rpm's.:-)

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