--- Daniel James <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > There is a Yamaha standalone pro DVD recorder which is Linux > > > based. It > > > has XLR audio inputs. I assume it can do DVD Audio and SACD as > > > well as your regular DVD video - if not, it might be just a > > > question of a firmware upgrade. > > > > Can you offer any more details on this device (where to check out > > the specs, etc)? > > My mistake, it's a Pioneer PRV-LX1 unit, not a Yamaha: > > http://www.burningbits.com/artman/publish/article_3.shtml > > I think I got confused because Yamaha recently bought a stake in a > Linux firm (Monta Vista) and they were talking about building pro > multimedia products, but I don't think theirs have launched yet. > > Sorry about that! On the plus side, this article does confirm that > the > unit has XLR inputs and is software upgradable. Thanks, Daniel. It says it "employs a Linux-based operating system", I wonder if that means the code itself will be made available somewhere. The $4K pricetag is a bit high, so let's hope there are other options soon. In the studio I work in, we do DVD-A authoring under another OS with a standard $300 4x Pioneer DVD-R/RW and have done up to 8 channels of 24/96 using something called Meridian Lossless Packing (http://www.ambisonic.net/mlp.html). The software is rather spendy, but nothing near $4K. This is _the last_ thing we need any other OS for in our studio, and I would love to see linux able to support something like this functionality. Kevin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
