[NTLUG:Discuss] HDTV card for Linux

[lonny.dahl@verizon.com]

I'm afraid I have to plead ignorance about this issue.  What happens in
July?  What is the broadcast flag you're talking about for (what does it
do?) and why or how does this law outlaw open source, especially in regards
to HDTV?

L. Wayne Dahl
Fiber Network Technician
FTTP Fiber Solutions Center


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From: Lance Simmons <lance at lsimmons.net>
> Has anyone on the list tried working with an HDTV card for Linux?  The
> only one I know of is the one at http://pchdtv.com/.  Were you happy
> with it?

I will definitely be buying one before next July, when the broadcast flag
requirement kicks in.  This law is the first, and probably not the last,
that outlaws open source.  I've been waiting in hopes that they will
support QAM for cable HDTV.  I have a MyHD MDP-120 now.  (That means if I
want to watch hdtv on my linux box, I have to record it on windows first!)
There is a project to support the fusion chip cards on linux.  I can't find
the link but I believe it works for watching but not recording.

Kyle



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