[pvrusb2] Feature Misconception of HVR-1950?

[roger]

On Wed, 2008-05-14 at 08:57 -0800, roger wrote:
> http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr1950.html
> 
> "Notes:
> For analog cable TV reception, you need an analog cable TV connection.
> If you have a digital cable set-top box or a satellite box, the
> WinTV-HVR-1950 can connect via either Composite or S-Video inputs.
> Channel changing will be done using the IR Blaster."
> 
> Should probably be modified to read (or something similar):
> 
> "If the WinTV-HVR-1950 is connect via either Composite or S-Video inputs
> channel changing cannot be done via the IR Blaster."
> 
> Or can channel changing be really configured if it is connected through
> Composite/S-Video to the Digital/Satellite box?

The page does say, "IR Blaster to control satellite and cable TV set top
boxes"?  Maybe analog satellite & analog cable -- but the way this is
worded, it implies Echostar/Dishnetwork, etc.


Also note Specifications seem somewhat high for watching 1080 resolution
video?  64MB video memory too??

Processor Requirements (minimum): 
      * 1.0 GHz Intel P4 or equivalent (for watching cable TV)
      * 2.2 GHz Intel P4 or equivalent (for watching high definition
        ATSC or QAM digital TV)
  * Available USB 2.0 port
  * Graphics with 64MB memory (or greater)


(Using the tiny portable ATSC usb tuner, yea, because cpu processing was
required for MPEG processing.  But with this, as we all know, is already
done on the unit.)

... or... maybe the next system requirements set the tone for the requisites:

* Sound card for TV audio
* Optional DVD burner for creating DVDs from your recordings

(Slow learner here.  I didn't know they were really needed for sound or making DVD's ;-)

-- 
Roger
http://www.eskimo.com/~roger/index.html
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