[linux-dvb] Re: DVB Feature Wishlist

[Ralph Metzler <rjkm@metzlerbros.de>]

Robert Schlabbach writes:
 > From: "Ralph Metzler" <rjkm@metzlerbros.de>
 > > Too bad that they did not make a box with firewire interface. The
 > > AV7110 suports streaming of the whole TS in both directions via
 > > firewire with minimal CPU usage.
 > 
 > On *paper*. Or has anyone ever actually seen an AV7110 with a *working*
 > Firewire interface? Considering that the AV7110 is 6+ years old and never
 > really made it past the prototype stage, I wouldn't be surprised if the
 > reason for its Firewire interface never being used is that it simply
 > doesn't work...

Could be, but without any information about this I won't speculate.

 
 > (IMHO the AV7110 is a piece of junk and any product with it should be
 > avoided. And TI should publically apologize for developing, but never
 > finishing it;)


The real problem is that the chip is probably very cheap now.
Furthermore, companies like TT have written a lot of software for
it and have no reason to throw that away.
As long as the stuff sells, they would be stupid to do that.


Ralph


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