<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>On Apr 21, 2008, at 10:37 AM, <a href="mailto:joe.white@wachovia.com">joe.white@wachovia.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font size="2"><tt>>> At 08:47 AM 4/21/2008, <a href="mailto:joe.white@wachovia.com">joe.white@wachovia.com</a> wrote:</tt></font> <br><font size="2"><tt>>> I just got off the phone with Happauge and the sales guy tells me <br> >> that my order will ship on May 1. Now all I need is for Time Warner<br> >> to upgrade me, and oh yes, for my brain to decide on which TV to buy. <br> >> <br> >> Joe W _______________________________________________<br> <br> > Since there has been no definitive announcement on drivers, I think <br> > you are getting a head of things. Lets assume the worse, that no v4l<br> > developer has gotten pre-release hardware and development starts on <br> > or after May 1, 2008. While reasonable people may differ, I would <br> > think development could easily take four to six months from <br> > inception before a driver release was available. <br> > <br> > Bottom line is that while the hardware may be available on May 1, <br> > being able to use it on myth may take a whole lot longer. If I were<br> > you, I would wait until we hear of a driver development program from<br> > the v4l guys. Moreover, if after all the hype in the listserv fails <br> > to translate into sales for Hauppauge, Hauppauge might actually kick<br> > in some hardware and development money to accelerate the v4l guys' <br> > efforts and Hauppauge's time to revenue. <br> > <br> > -- Mache<br> </tt></font> <br><font size="2"><tt>LOL. Thanks for being the sober voice of reason. I was already resigned to the fact that the HD-PVR would likely be a decoration for the summer (hough I may fiddle with it against .NET). My main purpose was to communicate that the thing was shipping May 1.</tt></font> <br></blockquote></div><br><div>Wow. Just like the main page on their website says. Thanks for the news flash. ;)</div><div><br></div></body></html>