recommendation for best tv video card?

[Clayton Anderson]

Walter Tautz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I was wondering if anyone would have any suggestions on the best
> video card that would enable one to capture tv signals and record
> them and view them....Ideally I'd like to emulate a tivo like
> functionality....I see there are some links on the web about the
> difficulties about building such a device. Does anyone have
> direct experience?
> 
> 
> 
Walter,

I had a cheap (relative term) Hauppauge card and Mythtv (Tivo-like app.)
working really well with Ubuntu.

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1

(see section on Frame Grabbers)

Clayton