Re: Dual DVB-T Tuner/S-Video questions

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From: MEW (MEW_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 04:49:01 -0800

According to the following review the Black Gold card has a hardware Mpeg
encoder, which I presume would convert and record the s-video input. Does
anyone out there have such a card and can comment on how it works in MCE?

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/products/hardware/1155916

Mark.

"Nigel Barker" wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:43:06 -0800, Mark Watkins <Mark
> Watkins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have a MCE 2005 PC with a Hauppauge Nova-T PCI card to receive Freeview
> >channels and have been very impressed with the quality and functionality so
> >far. However I would also like to be able to view and record video from
> >external sources such as a VHS/DVD/SKY+ box so that I can burn them to DVD.
> >I can't install an analogue PVR alongside the DVB-T card so I presume S-Video
> >would be the best method of connection, but the Nova-T does not have an
> >S-Video input. After a brief search on the net I have found the following
> >DVB-T cards which also have S-Vidio inputs, if I install one of these
> >alongside the Nova-T would I be able to record from the S-Video source on the
> >DVB-T card in MCE? If so which would people recommend or are there any
> >others?
> >
> >Black Gold Digital
> >V-STREAM XPERT DTV-DVB-T PCI (Maplin Elecronics)
> >Avermedia DVB-T 771
> >
> >I have heard that the Black Gold card has a hardware Mpeg-2 encoder, whereas
> >the others are software encoders is this true? Would a software encoder work
> >with MCE?
> >
> >Is it easy to switch inputs between coax and s-video in MCE without having
> >to do a retune (which takes about 20 minutes with the Nova-T!) ?
> >
> >Sorry about all that !! Thanks
> >
> >Mark.
>
> AFAIK there is no DVB-T card with an on-board MPEG2 encoder after all there is
> no need for one as the over the air MPEG2 stream is copied directly to disk. No
> SW encoder works with MCE2005.
>
> As you don't want to switch between coax & s-video in MCE the only other option
> is to get a card that is not supported by MCE & use that with its supplied
> application to record via the s-video input.
>
> --
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
>

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