[mythtv] Myth on embedded Hardware

[Hamish Moffatt]

On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 10:44:46AM -0400, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> On Monday 10 May 2004 03:38, Tom Stoeveken wrote:
> > Is it right that the backend records ether in RTJpeg or in MPEG4?
> 
> This is only true if you have a standard analog 'frame-grabber' card and 
> use software to do the encoding.  You also have the option of using a 
> tuner hard that encodes in hardware directly to MPEG-2, such as the 
> Hauppauge PVR-250, PVR-350 or AverMedia M-179.

Or DVB (or its US equivalent), where the broadcaster transmits an MPEG2
stream and you just have to demodulate it and capture the bits.

Hamish
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