I have a model 145210 Rev E4 HD PVR 2 which works great in Windows, but I'd love to use it on Linux because I now use it primarily, and having to. Hauppauge Hd Pvr 2 Drivers Hauppauge has released an open source Linux driver for its HD PVR 2 model 1512, capable of capturing a 1080p video stream over HDMI.
The Hauppauge HD-PVR Model 1212. The Hauppauge HD-PVR is the first consumer-level analog HD capture device available. The HD-PVR is a USB device that captures the and analog/optical audio outputs of any consumer device (including cable/satellite set-top-boxes, HD disk players, video game consoles, and various other home media devices). The HD-PVR is a highly popular capture device because it captures video via component output, permitting the user to capture high-definition video from most sources and without concern for encryption. In other words, since component video is not and cannot be encrypted, previously uncapturable HD sources such as satellite and premium television will now be fully accessible in MythTV. Prior to this device, component capture devices were cost-prohibitive and were not directly supportable within Linux.
The HD PVR captures at resolutions from VGA/D1 (480i) up to 1080i, and encodes the component inputs in real time using the /MPEG-4 video codec and the AAC audio codec. The streams are multiplexed into a slightly modified MPEG-2 Transport Stream container. Capture resolution is dependent on the source (ie 720p video will be captured as 720p, 1080i as 1080i, etc.) but the bitrate is user-selectable from 1 up to 13.5. The H.264 video codec is, bit-for-bit, up to 40% more efficient than the MPEG-2 video codec commonly used in US HDTV broadcasts today.
A 13.5 Mb/s H.264 stream is roughly equivalent to a full-channel-bitrate MPEG-2 recording at approximately 19 Mb/s. The HD-PVR uses modern codecs capable of exceptional compression rates at excellent quality. The tradeoff is that decoding H.264 material is very processor-intensive.
Fortunately, using or video card hardware acceleration makes H.264 playback easy. By contrast, even systems which easily play back US broadcast/cable MPEG-2 HD are likely to fail altogether when playing back a recording from the HD-PVR without hardware acceleration. Hauppauge recommends a dual-core CPU as a minimum if not using VDPAU; a frequently cited minimum for medium-bitrate H.264 playback is a Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz processor. Acts as a repository for processor requirements to play high definition material. HD-PVR users are encouraged to contribute to the page to ascertain real-world playback requirements without VDPAU or some other form of hardware-accelerated playback with MythTV. In all HD-PVR firmwares later than 1.0.3.53, AC-3 multiplexing via S/PDIF is available, allowing one to multiplex the original 5.1 channel audio track into the captured stream.
To enable this functionality, be sure to set the audio input to S/PDIF by editing the capture card definition in mythtv-setup and setting the preferred input device to S/PDIF. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hardware versions Hauppauge sells several h.264 high-definition encoders.
The is the original product. After the company discovered that many who purchased the HD-PVR did so not for recording high-definition television but to capture their video game play to upload to YouTube, it introduced the, with the following minor differences: • Comes with cables for connecting a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 instead of component cables for a cable or satellite settop box. • Does not come with an IR blaster output cable (it still has an IR sensor); one can be. • The Windows software it comes with is different.
• The light that signals recording status is a different color. If the prices of the 1212 and 1445 are the same buy the 1212, but if the 1445 is cheaper then buy it and get the component and IR cables separately. The is a PCI-based encoder card.. The is an USB-based external encoder.
Along with component video, it can capture, but does not support. It does not support 5.1 or greater audio over HDMI, and unlike the 1212/1445 it lacks an S/PDIF input so cannot capture 5. Download Rational Rose. 1 sound that way..