[vdr] Re: Newbie in US

[Mattia Rossi <mattia@technologist.com>]

Hi Matt,
the short answer is that the technotrend/siemens/Hauppauge cards (the only cards supported by VDR ) aren't supported by any broadcaster in the US (be it terrestrial, cable or sat based). The only broadcaster (as far as I know) that is using the DVB platform in the US is Dish networks, but they require custom hardware in order to decrypt their signals (e.g. their custom receiving box).
None of these cards can receive input from cable TV or terrestrial TV (they can only be fed with MPEG streams).

For the long answer ... well, please have a look at the mailing list archives at http://www.linuxtv.org

Take care

Mattia


On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:39:34 -0400
Matt Ashburn <matt@mattashburn.com> wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> I'd like to build a VDR box from scratch, and I was wondering if the 
> card typically used will work in the US with NTSC video. Is there a 
> composite video in? Is the card available in the US?
> 
> Also, I'd need this box to be rack-mountable, and am looking for any 
> pointers. Basically, I need to build a professional-grade Tivo-like 
> device that can record up to 12 hours or so. How much money should I 
> budget for this? What machine specs are recommended? Any help is 
> appreciated, as I'm not quite sure how to start.
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Matt Ashburn
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