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<br><font size=2><tt>>> At 08:47 AM 4/21/2008, joe.white@wachovia.com
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>
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<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>
<br><font size=2><tt>jw</tt></font>
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