On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 06:46:21PM +1200, Simon Baxter wrote: > > > Does this mean there's an MPEG2-encoder onboard as well? How do I use > > > this? With v4l2/ivtv and pvrinput? > > Yes it's a full featured card(lacking in some areas like rf-out though) > > with hw mpeg2 encoding. I'm also considering buying this card and > > any comments or experiences from users of this card are more than > > helpfull. Especially on picture quality of the composite-out and > > possibly rgb-out if someone's hacked it(alot harder than 2.1 cards > > I hear). > > Sorry to be pedantic, but just to be clear. > > You're saying in addition to it having an MPEG2 decoder, it also has an > MPEG2 ENcoder for the composite video? I meant an mpeg2 decoder =) sorry about that > > I've had one comment that the front-end inteface the card has is unsupported > by a lot of software. I gather this means under Windows?? Surely VDR > bypasses all this?? > > Re: the RGB - There's no J2 connector on the card and I doubt it's as easy > as soldering one in (otherwide dvbshop would have done that!!) I've read on various sites that hacking rgb-output from this card requires removal of the chip itself, I can see this as a showstopper for dvbshop.de.
