[mythtv] Re: Dual tuner card

Merle Reine merle.reine at lindows.com
Wed Jan 22 18:47:16 EST 2003


We actually have, in-house, the source code for the 23880/1 chipset driver.  
We are working on getting it included with the next version of LindowsOS to 
support the low profile prolink tuner card included with our shipping 
systems.  It should be available within 2 weeks. 

Rick Warner writes: 

> On Wednesday 22 January 2003 08:35 pm, Mark Musone wrote:
> it's likely the chip.. conexant doesn't usually make boards....
> they might make a really shitty one as a reference design for other companies 
> (hauppage, pinnacle, acer, etc.) to base there's on though(this is common 
> with chip manufacturers).. that wouldn't be available to the general public 
> though.. and it's usually insanely expensive (companies would buy just one 
> usually to base their work on-- saves time and gets them out in the market 
> sooner) 
> 
>> they're making a board or a chip? 
>>
>>
>> -Mark 
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 05:24:52PM -0800, Merle Reine wrote:
>> > Unofficially, I was working with them today on that very matter.  Linux
>> > drivers are a priority for Conexant.
>> >
>> > Merle Reine <merle.reine at lindows.com>
>> > Lindows.com Hardware Certification
>> >
>> > On Wed, 2003-01-22 at 17:24, Robert Kulagowski wrote:
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>> > > > I was just informed by someone at Conexant that they are
>> > > > coming out with a new card that will have dual tuner and allow
>> > > > play/record at the same time.
>> > > >
>> > > > "They are working on a TiVo like board and have another in the
>> > > > works that will be able to record and playback at the same time."
>> > >
>> > > Sounds great.  Are they going to have linux drivers?  If not, then
>> > > their card can join the glorious ranks of other hardware encoder
>> > > boards that don't have linux drivers, like the Hauppauge Win PVR.
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