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

[David Engel]

On Sun, Aug 09, 2015 at 08:45:45PM +0000, John P Poet 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?

I would probably be interested.  I had to break my old HD-PVR out of
mothballs recently.  It's working fine right now, but I expect it to
get finicky at any time.

David
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David Engel
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