> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:14:57 +1300 > From: Richard Scobie <r.scobie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: FF card substitute - Budget and PVR 350? > I note that Hauppauge no longer list the Nexus DVB-S FF card and was > wondering if anyone has succeeded in using the PVR 350, which has a > hardware MPEG2 decoder and OSD, in conjuction with a budget DVB-S card. > > What I am looking for is the full functionality of VDR, for display on a > television set via the video output on the PVR 350 - no VGA card outputs. > > If this is not yet possible, which pieces of the puzzle are still missing? > > Regards, > > Richard You can use the pvr350-plugin. It uses the hardware mpeg2 decoder on the PVR350 (ivtv driver). The plugin is out of development, but I managed to do some changes to get it work with new ivtv drivers. I also found a way to improve the channel switching duration from 4-5 sec to 2-3 seconds. Have a look at http://www.vdr-portal.de/board/thread.php?threadid=55637 I use it in combination with a DVB-T card and think it works better than a dxr3. Unfortunately, the DVD-plugin does not work.
