[mythtv] mythtv questions
Isaac Richards
mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 14:04:11 -0500
On Wednesday 04 December 2002 11:11 am, Tom Kludy wrote:
> I'm new to mythtv, in fact so new that it is still compiling right now :)
>
> Anyways I have a couple of questions. Sorry if these are already answered
> somewhere but I could not find the answer on the mailing list archives:
>
> 1. I have an SBLive! + Hoontech SB DB III daughtercard, thus I have optical
> audio input & output. Can I use this to record & playback the AC3 output
> of my DSS receiver? Will I get 5.1 audio if I do this? (assuming of
> course that the source has 5.1 audio)
Not with the code as it is. You'd have to add some different audio record and
playback functions for things to work properly.
> 2. Is there any work going on to make mythtv work with High Definition
> capture cards? For instance the MyHD? I am dying for a HD PVR.. Although
> even if the answer is No I'm still interested in mythtv because it looks
> like it beats my current TiVo feature-wise :)
I don't think there are any HD cards that work in linux yet.
Isaac