[mythtv-users] WinTV HVR 950Q Mac Based

[Brian Wood]

On Tuesday 25 August 2009 10:01:26 Robert McNamara wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Brian Wood<beww at beww.org> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 25 August 2009 09:32:14 Robert McNamara wrote:
> >> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Adam Brown<abrown at spsu.edu> wrote:
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > I am starting to turn my MacBook into a PVR. I bought a WinTV
> >> > HVR-950Q. Was wondering if OSX or myth for Mac had separate
> >> > driver/firmware for this card. If possible I'd like to use mythtv
> >> > rather than my current program. Any help much appreciated.
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Myth relies (with a few notable exceptions) on the v4l and v4l-dvb
> >> APIs to access capture devices, which are unavailable on Mac OS X.
> >> The only device you can use w/ a backend on OS X is the HDHomeRun,
> >> currently.
> >
> > You might also be able to use a Plextor PX-TV402U, drivers are available
> > to use that device with EyeTV for OS X. The drivers even support all of
> > the Plextor's modes, Myth under Linux only supports the MPEG4 mode(s) .
> >
> > I certainly wouldn't buy a Plextor with an eye towards using it with
> > Myth, I'm not even sure if they are avalable any longer (but of course
> > there's always FleaBay), but if you happened to have one already...
> >
> > But an HDHR won't capture analog video, or help you transfer VHS tapes to
> > DVD, so some analog option for OS X would be nice, and the Plextor is one
> > possibility.
> >
> > Myth is mainly a Linux project, and running a B/E on OS X will probably
> > always have limitations, especially with supported hardware.
>
> The Plextor support is provided by V4L.  So no, it won't work.

Are you saying that the Plextor support under OS X is provided by V4L? Has 
EyeTV ported some or all of V4L to OS X? (unlikely in the extreme).

Or are you saying the Plextor support for Myth under Linux is provided by V4L, 
so Myth would require considerable modification to work with something other 
than V4L?

All I was saying is that the Plextor can be used under OS X, so there must be 
some sort of driver, so the statement that only the HDHR could be used might 
not be completely accurate, though it probably is for all practical purposes.



-- 
Brian Wood
beww at beww.org