[linux-dvb] Re: Linux HDTV

[Brian Foddy <bfoddy@visi.com>]

$30k, ouch.  And if the card makers are bound by the same NDA,
that may be a major reason why they don't release specs.

I saw the Slashdot article also, it looks interesting.  However
as I understand it, there would be a couple problems.
1.  The card they use to do the A-D conversion is $1300.  
    That takes it well out of even the expensive hobby range.
    But far cheaper than $30,000.
2.  I'd be concerned if the process running completely in software
   could be fast enough with todays processors to be real-time
   so as to create a time shifting system.
I'll definately keep an eye on the project, I subscribed to their mailing
list.  And its very possible I'm not understanding their project well enough
to make a judgement.

As for doing my own reverse engineering of a card, that is quite
a jump from my current skills also.  I've never tried to r-e anything
like that, but I'll never say never.  To get a true timeshifting HDTV
box would really be great.

Thanks for the info.
Brian


On Sunday 23 February 2003 12:46 am, Mark Lehrer wrote:
> I have been looking into this myself for awhile.  It looks like all
> of the affordable HDTV cards use the same chipset, Teralogic, which
> will not release the programming information necessary without a
> significant fee ($30k plus NDA when I called them)
>
> I am not quite skilled enough to reverse engineer a driver like
> that.
>
> There was a story on Slashdot recently about a GNU project to do
> this, check it out.
>
> Mark



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