[MEncoder-users] tv tuner card suggestions

[Nico Sabbi]

Jody Gugelhupf wrote:

>ok now i'm more confused again here a few question, so for analog stuff i use mencoder, right?
>
yes

> and
>how many stations can mencoder record simotenously with the below mentioned cards,
>
1

> i guess
>dvbstream is for digital card (all forms T,S, and C?)
>
yes, and also A(tsc)

> and how many programs can i record with that
>simulatenously? 
>
as many as are available on the frequency you tune

>and you said:
>"mplayer can dump the whole TS(including many programs if you want) on a file"
>what do you exactly mean by that? 
>

that you can save on a file all digital stations transmitted on the 
frequency
you tune, provided that your dvb adapter permits to dump the whole TS
(some older ones don't)

>sorry for all the noob question but many thx to all for the help
>and info :) below the different cards/types i'm thinkgin about it
>a) an analogue tv card like the wintvpvr 500 (i guess 2)
>b) a digital card like the wintv nova-t
>c) digital card for satelite wintv nova-s 
>d) digital card for cable dvb-c
>and can people who have such cards, but only if the hardware encoder is included on the tv card,
>so cpu is not used while recording, post working cards with linux please?
>  
>
in dvb adapters there's no hardware encoder, for the simple reason
that what they receive is already encoded in mpeg2 or h264