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Re: mythtv



On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 14:39 +0100, Loredana Lacatus wrote:
> I read your post about MythTV .   Most of the popular new  PVR cards
> sold for Windows XP MC are based on Connexant's "Blackbird" design,
> which hasn't had drivers for Linux or Myth.

http://205.209.168.201/~ckennedy/ivtv/
http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/devel/
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/

Work is coming along very well, and many people are using the 
PVR-150 and PVR-350 in MythTV.  Not so many the -500, but there
are reliable reports that it is working.

> We have been working on these drivers and released an alpha version at
> http://plutohome.com.  Pluto even has a self-booting kick-start CD
> that will automatically install & configure everything for you,
> including a ready-to-go Myth system.

http://www.mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html

>                                     It's the fastest and easiest way
> to get a MythTV PVR up and running, and also installs Xine, Asterisk
> and our own software to give you the most advanced media &
> entertainment, home automation, security, telecom & computing system,
> controllable with your Symbian Bluetooth mobile phone, as well as
> PDA's and Webpads.

But your value-add does make Pluto worth a good look.

> We're working hard to harden the drivers as quickly as possible and
> would like as much feedback as possible.  These 2nd generation
> "Blackbird" cards are lower in price and offer better picture quality
> than the current models supported in IVTV, so be sure to check them
> out.

Note that the new cards are supported in ivtv 0.3.x.

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