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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1279265" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>The word <strong>Hybrid</strong> suggests that it is a tuner card that can work <strong>either</strong> as an analog TV tuner, <strong>or</strong> as a digital TV tuner, but not both. (My Dell HTPC was supplied with a hybrid Hauppauge TV card that behaves in this way.)</p><p></p><p>In looking for the specs for your device, I came across <a href="https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktops-Archive-Read-Only/AVerMedia-H334-MiniCard-Hybrid-ATSC-QAM/td-p/4172398" target="_blank">this page</a> on the HP web site. There is some indication that you may have problems finding a device driver that works.</p><p></p><p>I have never used an analog TV tuner with MP, so I cannot speak from personal experience, but I think that MP's "TV Server" can handle an analog TV tuner. So you would setup your system like this:</p><p></p><p>(1) Use the UHF modulator in the VHS recorder to send along the co-axial cable a TV signal containing the recording that you are playing. In the UK, VHS recorders usually used channel 36 for this purpose, but some VHS recorders allow you to change the UHF channel used (e.g. if it clashes with a real TV channel in your area).</p><p></p><p>(2) Run "TV Server", select the analog tuner and perform a "Scan for channels". "TV Server" should find the channel from the VHS recorder. If you have other analog TV channels in your area, "TV Server" should find those too.</p><p></p><p>(3) Once scanning is complete, you should be able to start MediaPortal and display the EPG. The EPG will be empty, but it should list the VHS channel (plus any others). Select the VHS channel to view the VHS recording.</p><p></p><p>(4) You should now be able to press the RECORD button on the remote control to start recording the VHS channel. The digital recording resulting can be kept permanently, and you can store or discard the VHS tape.</p><p></p><p>Note that using the UHF modulator in the VHS recorder may not give the best quality. The alternatives would be (in order of decreasing quality):</p><p></p><p>(1) Use a component video connection (RGB). [best quality]</p><p>(2) Use an SVHS video connection (Super-VHS). [intermediate quality]</p><p>(3) Use a composite video connection. [worst quality]</p><p></p><p>However, your tuner card may not have any of the above connections (I could not find the specs for your card on the internet), and your VHS recorder may not have any of those connections either.</p><p></p><p>It is not clear whether you would actually notice any improvement in quality by using one of the alternative connections. It depends on the quality of the original recording, and on how critical you are. If you wanted to use the best quality connection, you might need to purchase a specific analog-to-digital capture card that has one or more of these alternative connections. Obviously you should check what connections your VHS recorder has before you purchase any additonal hardware.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1279265, member: 141969"] The word [B]Hybrid[/B] suggests that it is a tuner card that can work [B]either[/B] as an analog TV tuner, [B]or[/B] as a digital TV tuner, but not both. (My Dell HTPC was supplied with a hybrid Hauppauge TV card that behaves in this way.) In looking for the specs for your device, I came across [URL='https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktops-Archive-Read-Only/AVerMedia-H334-MiniCard-Hybrid-ATSC-QAM/td-p/4172398']this page[/URL] on the HP web site. There is some indication that you may have problems finding a device driver that works. I have never used an analog TV tuner with MP, so I cannot speak from personal experience, but I think that MP's "TV Server" can handle an analog TV tuner. So you would setup your system like this: (1) Use the UHF modulator in the VHS recorder to send along the co-axial cable a TV signal containing the recording that you are playing. In the UK, VHS recorders usually used channel 36 for this purpose, but some VHS recorders allow you to change the UHF channel used (e.g. if it clashes with a real TV channel in your area). (2) Run "TV Server", select the analog tuner and perform a "Scan for channels". "TV Server" should find the channel from the VHS recorder. If you have other analog TV channels in your area, "TV Server" should find those too. (3) Once scanning is complete, you should be able to start MediaPortal and display the EPG. The EPG will be empty, but it should list the VHS channel (plus any others). Select the VHS channel to view the VHS recording. (4) You should now be able to press the RECORD button on the remote control to start recording the VHS channel. The digital recording resulting can be kept permanently, and you can store or discard the VHS tape. Note that using the UHF modulator in the VHS recorder may not give the best quality. The alternatives would be (in order of decreasing quality): (1) Use a component video connection (RGB). [best quality] (2) Use an SVHS video connection (Super-VHS). [intermediate quality] (3) Use a composite video connection. [worst quality] However, your tuner card may not have any of the above connections (I could not find the specs for your card on the internet), and your VHS recorder may not have any of those connections either. It is not clear whether you would actually notice any improvement in quality by using one of the alternative connections. It depends on the quality of the original recording, and on how critical you are. If you wanted to use the best quality connection, you might need to purchase a specific analog-to-digital capture card that has one or more of these alternative connections. Obviously you should check what connections your VHS recorder has before you purchase any additonal hardware. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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