[mythtv-users] Alternatives to cable firewire

[Robert McNamara]

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Oz<ozdror at adelphia.net> wrote:
>> What's wrong with the HD-PVR solution suggested? It works very very
>> well, and with .22 you won't even need huge horsepower to do it, VDPAU
>> does the job decoding the material nicely and you can capture pretty
>> much any provider's channels. Questions about replacements for MythTV
>> aren't likely to be greeted with much enthusiasm on the Myth users
>> list.
>>
>> Robert.
>
> What about the image quality of firewire -> HDMI
>
> v.s. Component -> compressed digital -> uncompress -> HDMI
>
> Is there a noticeable difference in image quality?

Barely perceptible, if at all.  I'm actually fairly convinced that in
a double blind test, the average user couldn't tell the difference.

>
> how is the Digital sound recorded. Is it DTS or Dolby Digital 5.1?

Yes, you can mux in the original 5.1 channel audio track via SPDIF.

>
> Does it work with a few tolerable bugs
>

For me, yes.

> Are the Audio and video well synchronized.

For me, yes.

Robert