[mythtv] Dropping support for pcHDTV V4L drivers

[sean darcy]

On 1/5/07, Daniel Kristjansson <danielk at cuymedia.net> wrote:
>
> Is anyone opposed to this?
>
> The only card not fully supported by the DVB drivers is the
> HD-2000. The drivers are only available for Linux kernels
> older than 2.6.10 and are not being actively maintained.
>
> The feature not supported on the HD-2000 in the DVB drivers
> is input switching on the digital side. This can be worked
> around in most setups by always using the first input for
> digital and using either input for the analog side. The only
> time this doesn't work is when you have two OTA antennas or
> your cable operator uses 8-VSB. AFAIK TimeWarner New York was
> the only major cable operator to use 8-VSB and they have
> switched to QAM-256 for those stations. The few people with
> two or more antennas probably have multiple 8-VSB cards as
> well..
>
> -- Daniel
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In fact, this is a great idea.

I've just come back to myth, and recently built and installed svn with
an HD3000. I'd fogotten, or never known, the fact that the analog
channels were supported both by dvb and v4l. So I set up both  :(.

It's just a trap for the unwary or incompetent to have both.

sean