> >> I guess the only question now is - > >> Will any future DVB cards use on-board BT8xx audio? > > > > You mean the audio interface on the bt8xx card.. ? > > Yep. At the moment, we have: > 1) budget cards where the 878 just DMAs the DVB data > 2) intermediate cards, where the 878 can also transfer > digitised data from a composite or S-Video port > > Over time, manufacturers cram more features in. > I reckon that that soon we will have: > 3) advanced cards, with both audio and video digitising > > But, as you say, they will be different cards, > with different interfaces. > What i meant to say is that as new features do creep in, there would be changes in the interface too... You can see that if compare the interface of a couple of various different budget cards.. >From TT budget cards to the Twinhan .. You will find that the interface is too different, Eventhough you have a similar Fusion chip.. As time goes by even newer chips will repeat as in history.. For example consider the old Rockwell 878 and the Fusion 878.. Manu
