[mythtv-users] Ceton InfiniTV 4 support in MythTV...

[Tom Bongiorno]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Tom Bongiorno <tom at bongohut.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Tom Bongiorno <tom at bongohut.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Robert McNamara
>> <robert.mcnamara at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Tom Bongiorno <tom at bongohut.com> wrote:
>>> > Thanks for the update.  So, if I understand you correctly, it works now in
>>> > the mythtv-rec branch, but it is just a question of when that branch gets
>>> > merged into trunk.  Maybe .25, but just a guess.
>>> > As for limitations, it should have the same limitation as capturing over
>>> > FireWire per the new rules set by CableLabs.  I am luckily a Comcast
>>> > customer and would love to replace my FireWire tuners with one of these
>>> > CableCard options.
>>> > BTW, I can't believe I just said "I am luckily a Comcast customer".  Yuk!
>>> > Thanks again,
>>>
>>> Please bottom post to this list.  Thanks.
>>>
>>> Mostly right above, except for the work is in progress on the rec
>>> branch, not finished, so I want to strongly caution people against
>>> trying to switch branches for something that is not finished or
>>> supported.  .25 is the expected merge window for this branch, but
>>> nothing is ever absolute.  It's not a guess, it's my informed
>>> understanding.
>>>
>>> Robert
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>>
>> Mailing list etiquette, now I know.  I will continue to use the
>> 0.24-fixes branch.
>>
>> Thanks again for the info!
>>
>
> I just read on the Ceton site that the InfiniTV 4 has "Four, dual
> ATSC/QAM 64/256 tuners".  What does this mean to MythTV.  I know the
> CableCard is capable of decrypting six streams at a time.  Will MythTV
> support multiplexing with the Ceton card?  If so, could I effectively
> record eight simultaneous streams (two clear QAM and six encrypted
> QAM) with the Ceton card?
>

I re-read the specs.  What does "Four, dual ATSC/QAM 64/256 tuners"
even mean?  I am sure it has nothing to do with multiplexing.
Multiplexing only requires one tuner.  Why wouldn't they just call it
an eight tuner device?  I may have to email Ceton to find out the
meaning of this spec.