[mythtv-users] Re: Re: New Mac Mini

[Mike Frisch]

On 12-Jan-05, at 11:43 PM, Chuck Rice wrote:

> At 6:46 PM -0500 1/12/05, Mike Frisch wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 03:22:59PM -0600, Steve Frank wrote:
>>>  I will reintroduce a question I've had, what about using Firewire 
>>> for
>>>  video out on Myth? My HDTV set has firewire In, and the Mini has 
>>> this
>>>  nice firewire port.....
>>
>> In the past, HDTVs that had Firewire inputs were to be matched to STBs
>> from the same manufacturer (I think Panasonic was one of the first 
>> that
>> did this).  It wasn't a standard Firewire interface in the truest 
>> sense
>> in that it only worked with the matching STB.
>>
>> Check AVSForum to confirm that this is still the case.
>
> That sounds like a Class Action Suit waiting to happen. -Chuck-
>

What for?  It was obviously licenced and clearly documented as such.  
No need to be sue happy.