[mythtv-users] Firewire no longer required on HD STBs

[Eric Sharkey]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk> wrote:
> But then there is the question ...
>
> was it actually usable for anything useful ? I mean looking at it from the
> TV manufacturers point of view - was it worth the effort of implementing it
> if they still had to connect the box via HDMI/Component/Something to show
> channels not available via FireWire ?

There are essentially no channels not available via FireWire; that's
the whole point of the mandate.