[mythtv-users] Hauppauge HD-PVR

[Matt S.]

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 9:36 PM, David George <david at thegeorges.us> wrote:
>
> On 03/03/2008 09:21 PM, Matt S. wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:13 AM, David George <david at thegeorges.us> wrote:
> >
> >> On 02/29/2008 04:45 PM, Mark Hutchinson wrote:
> >>
> >>>> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 02:52:57PM -0500, David George wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> We have prototypes built for an HD component capture device.  It uses
> >>>>> MJPEG2000 instead of MPEG4 or H.264 AVC.  The differences with our
> >>>>> product is that it will be ethernet attached and initially support Linux
> >>>>> only.  So far comparisons of MJPEG2000 and MPEG4 are very favorable with
> >>>>> file size vs. quality.  We are still a little ways away on the software
> >>>>> side.  Linux driver will be started soon.  Also, we are planning on
> >>>>> using a Matroska container for the video and audio.  All code will be
> >>>>> open source (GPL).
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>> Any ETA for release?  First to offer something that works for HD capture
> >>> from component, that works with Myth, will make some serious cash.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I don't currently have an ETA.  We, of course, are trying to beat
> >> Hauppauge to release, but still have a ways to go on the software.
> >>
> >> --
> >> David
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > David,  Sounds cool.  But who is "we"?  What company are you
> > representing?  Do you have any other products?  Can you give us
> > _something_ tangible?
> >
>
> We is Hark Technologies.  Our main products are internet messaging
> gateways for paging and cellular carriers.  I first started using and
> contributing to MythTV over 5 years ago (did a lot of work on the Alsa
> support and Alsa volume control a few years ago - before the switch from
> CVS to SVN and Trac).  I have always wanted to do more with MythTV, but
> time pressures on other projects kept me busy.  I am also working on a
> web site at http://pvrcompanion.com to host information and the
> development of the software.  There isn't anything there right now
> except some of my old mythmon stuff that I used to have at mythhd.info.
>
> --
> David George
> http://www.harktech.com
>


Thanks David!  Look forward to seeing what you put out there.

Matt