[mythtv] Should I add a new cardtype to the database?

Isaac Richards ijr at case.edu
Fri Apr 21 19:04:04 UTC 2006


On Friday 21 April 2006 2:58 pm, Bryan Bennetts wrote:
> On Friday 21 Apr 2006 19:35, Isaac Richards wrote:
> >  The current ivtv api will be going away at some point.
>
> Hmm, I didn't know that (not really a surprising hole in my knowledge).
> However, 'some point' could be a looong way away, and it'd be nice if I
> could use my h/w encoder without using a half hacked mythtv /
> cx88-blackbird.
>
> What would you suggest?  Once the IVTV API has left the field of play, the
> 2 cardtypes could be merged...

It's more 'near future' than 'looong way away'. =)  Probably be the same api 
the cx88-blackbird driver uses now with some additions.

Because of that, I don't really want another cardtype/recording class/etc.  I 
imagine the differences are only in the setup routines?

Isaac


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