[mythtv-users] HD PVR 2 and mythtv

[HP-mini]

On Sat, 2016-04-02 at 13:02 -0400, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> On 03/31/2016 09:54 AM, Marius Schrecker wrote:
> 
> > Getting a bit off-topic here, but I have one of these
> > <http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:lgDFu8mUbVsJ:www.comp-mall.de/HDC-302E-R10.html+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=no>
> > lying around. Unfortunately only the one. Would be a great space saver
> > if it would work ;).
> >
> > Description:
> >
> > - Compatible with Windows® XP, Windows® 7 and Linux
> > - Equipped with two HDMI input ports
> > - Encoding or decoding up to 1080p HD video
> > - Pass through for transmitting uncompressed video up to 1080p resolution
> > - Captures or records HD vid
> >
> >
> >  From what I can see, Linus support is quite sparse and initially only
> > worked with a very specifuic kernel version, although I did find a
> > partially developed driver that was more generic.
> >
> 
> 10 years ago for a short period, another German manufacturer, SpatzTech 
> also made a
> 
>   nice little unit they called 'DVIMagic.
> 
> Wished I have followed my instinct and bought one. It could strip HDCP 
> out of a DVI/HDMI stream..
> It did not last long in public view....
> 
> 
> http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/15/spatz-techs-dvimagic-killing-on-hdcp/
> 
Hackaday has a simple project utilizing $10 HDMI splitter &
microcontroller.