[mythtv-users] Hauppauge HD PVR (A bit more info for those starved for it)

[Phil Bridges]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Josh White <jaw1959 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was just thinking something like "A friend of mine with some contacts at
> Hauppauge hooked me up.  I can't get into the details of who, what, where,
> when or how, but here's what I've learned: He had access to [what I know
> about the hardware] and used it to to produce [description of output] from
> [description of source].  I got a copy of this output and I was able to [do
> whatever] with it.  This is very encouraging news to the MythTV community"
>
> Most written works that begin with the words "In fairness..." are hundreds
> of pages long and eventually fill you in on what it all means.  From what
> you wrote, it made me feel like I walked into the middle of one of my
> Engineering classes from college.
>
> Basically, it looks like you were answering a question or continuing a
> thread without describing the question.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Robert McNamara <robert.mcnamara at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > I'm not certain what context I can provide to you-- No amount of voting,
> magicking, or cajoling will put more information into me than I've got.
> There are any number of people who have access the the HD PVR who are active
> in the Linux community.  Being in the right place at the right time when
> information like this is shared helps a lot.  I don't want to be the one who
> name drops or causes anyone harm by sharing that information.
> >
> > The source of this TS most certainly does have access to the box.  I know
> that the sample I received has also been submitted to ffmpeg, which is the
> seed of support for the device in Myth.  I dumped the frame from that same
> sample because I believed people here might have an interest in looking at
> the quality we can expect.  The person who produced the sample was gracious
> enough to answer a few questions, but could disclose any more than his
> position allows him to.  I tried to respect that and I hope you will as
> well.  It's entirely up to the individual to believe or not believe the
> veracity of this info.
> >

Looks like you missed the original email.

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