[mythtv-users] On ivtv..

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Dec 16, 2003, at 22:50, Dale Weber wrote:

> On Tuesday 16 December 2003 10:09 pm, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
>
>> Here's qualification: it uses a completely different chipset. The ivtv
>> driver only supports iTVC15/16 aka CX23415/23416 chipsets. The
>> WinTV-PVR-PCI uses a combination of Fusion878A and some other chip 
>> that
>> I don't recall (check your PCB) for the hardware encoding.
>
> 	Thanks very much!

No problemo.

> 	This is the sort of answer I have been looking for, to the point, 
> answers the
> question, and easy to understand. :)

I aim to please. ;p

> I won't waste time trying to get this
> older model 880 card to do PVR functions under Linux then. I will wait 
> to do
> more with Myth until I can get a PVR/350. :)

Well, if you want to cut your teeth a bit, I believe you can simply use 
the bttv driver with software encoding on that card, but I'm not 
positive.

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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