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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Indulis Bernsteins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 10, 2010 1:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> mythtv-users@mythtv.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [mythtv-users] Goals and Aspirations of MythTV<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>> As for making myth run for your country
of choice:</span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br>
<tt>> All you need is to configure the program for your language preference.</tt><br>
<tt>> Capturing is done by the capture device you chose which also should
have</tt><br>
<tt>> been chosen for your specific needs</tt></span> <br>
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<tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>If you look at LinuxTV and Mythtv and other
wikis there is lots of great information about tuners that you can no longer
buy, or are PCI when your system only has PCI-E slots. TO find out about
actual support you need to delve into the linuxtv mailing lists, and/or read
the source code for comments like "Scumby XYZ tuner (revision E) is now
supported, revision F sold in the same packaging and indistinguishable from
revision E until you plug it onto your system is not now, and never will be
supported".</span></tt> <br>
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<tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></tt></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Maybe Mythtv needs a
"report my installation" which would (say) every 6 months ask you if
it can send back a snapshot of the tuner cards in people's systems, as well as
giving us an idea of the # of mythtv users in various countries. WIth
some real number then we might be able to make a case to hardware
manufacturers.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></p>
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color:#1F497D'>There is a problem there with your comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Generally MythTV does not support the capture device, it
supports the interface to the capture device, with a few exceptions, firewire
to STB, hdhomerun, etc. The hardware is generally supported by the OS itself. If
you can get it identified by your OS then myth is usually able to find it and
use it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>But I understand what you are talking about finding a card. My
system is primarily composed of AirStar HD-5000’s(Air2PC 5<sup>th</sup>
gen) and I’m looking for a 4<sup>th</sup> to replace my analog card. They
can still be bought, <a
href="http://www.bbti.us/products_airstar_hd5000_pci.htm">http://www.bbti.us/products_airstar_hd5000_pci.htm</a>
I spoke with the their sales department however and was informed they no longer
sell one offs and only sell in quantity now, I didn’t ask what quantity. They
make the exact number that was ordered and don’t leave any on their warehouse
shelves. They did take my name thou, and said they would contact me if they get
an order for them, they might be able to run an extra and sell to me. However,
it has been several months, and I haven’t heard from them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The idea of a anonymous report from users have been vetted in
the past, and I believe shot down. And it was going to be used for the same
sort of information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>MarcT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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