[mythtv-users] HD-PVR2 support (please vote)

[Devin Heitmueller]

Hi Matt,

Nice to finally have a real name to associate with the "skd5aner" IRC
handle after all these years.  :-)

> You got my "yes" vote.
>
> Thanks for even considering this - I know we've talked about it in depth
> over the past few years.  I would definitely be willing to support a driver,
> but I guess it always comes down to price.  It has to be "fair", and I have
> no doubt you'd be reasonable - you definitely deserve compensation for your
> efforts.  I currently have 4 HDPVR 1's, with 3 in use.  I've had to replace
> all of the power supplies to fix stability issues, but I still have failures
> at least every couple of weeks that require a power cycle to resolve.
> Before that, I even invested in one of Beirdo's HD-PVR killers to try and
> manage the flakiness.
>
> I'm not sure how quickly I'd start to phase them out for HDPVR 2's, but I'm
> guessing within the next 1-3 years I'd start and would definitely want
> support in place.  I know it's getting harder and harder to get equipment
> with Component outputs anyway.  Also, I can see compression artifacts in my
> current recordings that I'd hope the newer versions would be result in
> better quality.
>
> How does it support any copy protection?  Any restrictions on source content
> that can then be displayed on MythTV?

See my reply to Michael T. Dean's email.

Devin

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