[mythtv] [PATCH] Restore ability to play MPEG-TS streams

[Doug Larrick]

On 2003.11.13 11:38, John P. Poet wrote:

> I am quite happy with my ReplayTVs for normal use, but have decided  
> to build a MythTV system for the express purpose of achieving an HDTV  
> PVR.  I have all the hardware except for the pcHDTV card.
> 
> Any tips you would like to share?

Tip #1: Any program you really want to watch, record on your ReplayTV  
as well!
Tip #2: Put a really big antenna on your roof if you're at all distant  
from your local DTV broadcast towers

> I am a C++ programmer (under Solaris Unix), by trade.  I have never
> worked on a device driver, however.

The good news is the driver is written & done; it simply provides an  
ATSC stream through a file descriptor.  All the work being discussed  
here is within the MythTV application(s).  The one place where the  
driver could use some help (evidently) is in playing nice with other  
tuner cards in the same system.

> If I knew where to start, I would be quite happy to help on this
> project.

Buy the card, get it working, pull down MythTV's CVS, and get to work!   
Try out stuff; if something's busted, fix it and send in a patch.  Use  
the list to coordinate work and ask questions about how stuff should be  
done.  Also follow the forums over at pchdtv.com.

> As it stands right now, is MythTV/pcHDTV a usable combination?

We're getting really close.  You will need to do some manual editing of  
your channel database to receive HDTV stations.  You can successfully  
watch HDTV programs live, and time-delay them, so long as you have a  
strong signal.  There are occasional problems and/or crashes which make  
things somewhat unreliable.  Also, we have no HDTV-specific guide data,  
so if there's a mismatch between a local station's HD and analog  
broadcasts, you will have to do manual recordings.

-Doug
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