Mac Michaels writes: > > 1) Can one use the analog tuner to pick up normal VHF or > > UHF or analog US cable broadcasts? > > Yes. The design of HDTV in the US is to use the same channel > frequency and bandwidth for both analog and digital > signals. The same tuner is use on this card for both analog > and digital TV. > > > > 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? > > The CX238801 chip has the hardware encoder for both audio > and video. Currently the sound sound encoder support is > under development and you must use a sound card for audio. Thank you, this is what I was hoping to hear. > > 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? > > There is nothing to support this on the Gold card unless > DViCO has changed the design in the last few weeks. > According to http://www.fusionhdtv.co.kr/eng/Products/ATSC5Gold.aspx the card "Supports DivX, DVD, MPEG4 conversion from SD/HD stream" Maybe this is a new card, or that's a feature of their software. This isn't really that important to me, I was just curious. Thanks again, Drew
