From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from smtp1.sscnet.ucla.edu ([128.97.229.231]:44394 "EHLO smtp1.sscnet.ucla.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758033AbZIOCr3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:47:29 -0400 Message-ID: <4AAEFEC9.3080405@cogweb.net> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:41:13 -0700 From: David Liontooth MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Reliable work-horse capture device? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: We're setting up NTSC cable television capture devices in a handfull of remote locations, using four devices to capture around fifty hours a day on each location. Capture is scripted and will be ongoing for several years. We want to minimize the need for human intervention. I'm looking for advice on which capture device to use. My main candidates are ivtv (WinTV PVR 500) and USB, but I've not used any of the supported USB devices. Are there USB devices that are sufficiently reliable to hold up under continuous capture for years? Are the drivers robust? I need zvbi-ntsc-cc support, so a big thanks to Michael Krufty for just now adding it to em28xx. Do any other USB device chipsets have raw closed captioning support? I would also consider using the PCIe device Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2200, but I need analog support. Appreciate any advice. Dave