Pvrinput-plugin

Description

original Author: Andreas Regel

current development: Martin Dauskardt, Lars Hanisch

This plugin allows you to use analogue TV with a ivtv supported PVR-card with integrated hardware MPEG encoder. Please use the most recent versions of this plugin.

Channel scanning for this plugin can be done using the command line tool w_pvrscan or with using the wirbelscan-plugin.

Hardware Requirements

• ivtv supported PVR card with integrated hardware encoder
  • PVR150
  • PVR250
  • PVR350
  • PVR500
  • PVR USB2
  • HVR 1900
  • HD PVR

NOTE: ivtv supports more compatible cards, which could be possibly supported in this plugin, if someone had such card and implement it.
NOTE: blackbird type cards as HVR-1300 doesnt work properly with this plugin.

Software Requirements

• kernel driver for your hardware encoder based TV card:
  • ivtv for Hauppauge PVR150/250/350/500 or..
  • pvrusb2 for Hauppauge PVR USB2 and HVR 1900/1950 or..
  • hdpvr for HD PVR

Installation

• vdr < 1.7.13 needs patch (see plugin source code)

Links

1. pvrinput git repository