dougsland

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-850 hybrid TV is absolutely supported on Linux distros.

Step by step to set up:
Start your computer without (not plugged) Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-850.

Download v4l-dvb tree:

shell> hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb
shell> cd v4l-dvb

Compile:
shell> make

Installing new modules:
shell> make install

Plug your device into USB and start your favorite TV application:

i.e:

shell> tvtime

Set up your audio through arecord or sox:

i.e:

shell> sox -r 48000 -w -c 2 -t ossdsp /dev/dsp1 -t ossdsp /dev/dsp