[linux-dvb] Re: xbox with usb dvb box

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Jim Dummett wrote:
> hi.
>
> sorry to pile in here with a real newbie question but i hope someone 
> might be able to help me. i've searched around on this forum and 
> elsewhere but haven't been able to find any answers...
>
> i've won an xbox in a competition and, having no need for a games 
> machine, would like to turn it into a linux-based PVR. the xbox however 
> doesn't have any PCI slots so i'd need to use a USB DVB box connected to 
> one of the xbox's controller ports. i'm planning to use mythtv for the 
> software.
>
> anyway, my questions:
>
> 1. is the nova-t USB model supported under linux?
Yes, but be aware of the fact that the Nova-T USB boxes can only receive 
UHF channels, no VHF channels (At least the one I had on my desk - ).

Another alternative is the DEC2000-T.

> 2. am i right in assuming that the USB model of the nova-t only sends 
> the stream for a single channel at a time? as i understand it, the PCI 
> model provides the whole multiplex (allowing recording of 2 channels on 
> the same multiplex at once) but i'm guessing that there isn't the 
> bandwidth on USB to do this. is that correct?
yes.

Holger



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