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Gareth · 19-07-2005, 16:56

Yep, I think Punky's right. The cheap and cheerful cards seem to have better support ootb under Linux. That's not to say that other better cards aren't supported at all, it's just that they tend to require a bit more configuration.

A mate set up his own PVR using MythTV with a Hauppauge card (can't remember the name) and it took a bit more work, but worked flawlessly in the end. I've been meaning to try and do the same, but not got round to it cause I'm a lazy git

19-07-2005, 16:56	#4
Gareth cf.mega poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 51 Posts: 7,101	Re: In praise of Linux (and, er, PC World....) Yep, I think Punky's right. The cheap and cheerful cards seem to have better support ootb under Linux. That's not to say that other better cards aren't supported at all, it's just that they tend to require a bit more configuration. A mate set up his own PVR using MythTV with a Hauppauge card (can't remember the name) and it took a bit more work, but worked flawlessly in the end. I've been meaning to try and do the same, but not got round to it cause I'm a lazy git