[mythtv-users] HD-PVR2 support (please vote)

[Greg Woods]

OK, I will go on record as saying I would be willing to pay for an HDPVR-2
driver for MythTV, although it might be a while before I would actually be
ready to use it. I have 3 HD-PVR1's of which 2 are in use, so I plan to go
on using these until they die, but that day is coming eventually and when
it does, it will likely be difficult or impossible to replace them, so I
would pay to ensure there is a replacement option when I need it.

My biggest concern with this is that the content providers will eventually
talk the FCC into closing the "analog hole", which would render all of the
HDPVR devices useless for my purposes.

--Greg


On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 2:45 PM, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have sent Hauppauge several emails over the last several months asking
> for development information for the HD-PVR2.  I explain that I am a MythTV
> developer and would like to add support for it.  In each case their
> response has been just a terse "It is still in beta".  They don't seem to
> have any interest in a MythTV developer adding support for the device.
>
> Devin Heitmueller and I ended up talking about the HD-PVR2 recently, and
> he mentioned that Kernel Labs has had working Linux support for the HD-PVR2
> for a couple of years now.  Kernel Labs writes drivers and supports video
> capture devices for the Broadcast/Audio/Video industries:
>
> http://www.kernellabs.com/blog/?page_id=2
>
> They support all the different flavors of the HD-PVR2 (I was not
> previously aware that there was more than one), and their driver supports
> all of its various options and controls.  Devin says that their HD-PVR2
> driver is very robust, and it would have to be to keep their clients
> happy.  He says that the HD-PVR2 is a significant improvement over the
> HD-PVR including much better audio/video sync.
>
> Long story short, Kernel Labs is willing to consider making their HD-PVR2
> driver available for MythTV users.  It would not be free, but the price
> would be a fraction of what they normally charge.  Devin would even be
> willing to write the MythTV code to make it all work.
>
> As a bonus, Devin says that he would do a complete code-audit of MythTV's
> V4L2 'recorder', optimizing it and removing the cruft that has built up
> over the years.  This should result in improved support for everything from
> the old PVR-150 to the HVR-2250, as well as the HD-PVR.  It might even
> result in faster channel changing with the HD-PVR.
>
> For Devin to commit to this work, he would need to see enough interest to
> make it worth while.  How many of you would like to see robust support for
> the HD-PVR2 and improved support for other V4L2 devices?
>
>
> John
>
>
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