(Apologies for loosing threading, I just joined and am replying from the archives) Michael Krufky wrote: > FusionHDTV5 GOLD: I was able to sneak analog support for this board > into 2.6.13, but DVB support requires the newer version of the analog > driver, found in video4linux cvs. Yes, I *did* say that DVB support > requires an analog update, not a DVB update. I'd rather not explain > this now -- it's a long story. Mac Michaels wrote the driver for the > LGDT3303 frontend (used in all of these boards), and that driver will > be included in 2.6.13, but disabled for FusionHDTV5 Gold. I've looked at the Dvico site, and I've done some googling, and read past threads on this board, but I'm a little confused. How does the analog tuner fit into the picture? Specifically: 1) Can one use the analog tuner to pick up normal VHF or UHF or analog US cable broadcasts? 2) Assuming yes to #1, does the analog tuner include a hardware encoder like a WinTv 250 or 150? Or is it a software tuner? Does it require the use of a sound card while recording to handle audio? 3) Can the analog and digital tuners be used at the simultaneously? Eg, could I record a QAM-256 HDTV stream at the same time, and with the same card as I record an analog cable channel? Sorry for being fuzzy about analog tuners. I've only ever used a dvb card; the analog cards are still pretty mysterious to me. Also, looking at the Dvico site, I get the impression that the Gold can offload Mpeg2 -> DivX transcoding. Can anything take advantage of this on Linux? Thanks, Drew
