[mythtv-users] DVB-T mpeg4 questions
Mike Perkins
mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Tue Aug 10 13:34:13 UTC 2010
Yianni Vidalis wrote:
> Can someone please shed some light into this:
>
> The TV broadcasting system in Greece is about to be upgraded to digital,
> using dvb-t mpeg4. Athens and a few major cities have moved to dvb-T /mpeg4
> transmission, but my town hasn't yet. Currently, the national tv transmits 4
> channels (1 transponder) on dvb-t mpeg2, which I can tune using a lifeview
> Trio pci.
>
> When the transition to mpeg4 occurs, will I have to change the tv card or is
> the mpeg4 decoding done by mythtv, leaving the dvb-t decoding part to the
> card?
>
*No* decoding is done for DVB-T. The transport stream is taken as is and dumped
on your disk. The only decoding is done at display time.
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Mike Perkins
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