[mythtv] Toshiba HD-DVD player as myth frontend ?

[Ben Dailey]

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:10 AM, Allan Stirling <Dibblahmythml0015 at pendor.org>
wrote:

> Colin Guthrie wrote:
> > Simon Allcorn wrote:
> >> I'll be interested to hear peoples comments on this
> >
> > This would be awesome if it's possible :)
> >
> > Col
> >
> Unlikely. The video chipset is by Broadcom, who are infamous
> for their lack of support of open-source development. Which
> is a shame, since it otherwise looks like a nice box.
>
> There are no public datasheets for the video or audio path.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Allan.


Well maybe the mythtv community can help persuade Toshiba do open the
devices. Here is a blog post with a link to an online petition to open
specifications for the players:
http://pdavila.homelinux.org:8080/blog/?p=271
Link directly to the petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/HD-DVDSpecRelease
Note: Do not be deceived by ipetition you have successfully add your name to
the petition and do not need to make any donation. I assume those reading
this list will be able to figure that out but found this practice really
annoying.

HTH,
Ben
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