[mpeg2] Kfir board: DVB interface and resolution

[Marcel van der Boom <marcel@hsdev.com>]

I just purchased the mpeg2 board from BMK. They have sent me the specs of the 
card and I noticed some things.

1. The card is able to record at 720x576 it says.

In the sources for the driver the max. hor. resol. is set to 704. I'm sure there 
is a reason for this or . Are the specs wrong?

2. There is apparently an attempt made by the designer to fit a DVB interface on 
the card. The guys at DVB said not to use this interface as it had problems. An 
attempt to workaround this in microcode was done in the past, but not completely 
satisfactory as I understand. There is something about the interface not being 
compatible with "DVB 8-bit TS". This is where my knowledge ends at the moment. 
Can anybody shed some light on this?

As this interface is *exactly* what I am looking for (i.e. connecting the KFir 
board to one of the Siemens cards) Does anybody have more information on this? 
Would it be feasable to do the microcode thingie?  Although a somewhat expensive 
setup this would satisfy my goals entirely.

Best,

Marcel