[mythtv-users] Some Info on the Video Without Boundaries Boxes

[Brian Wood]

I got a response to some of my email questions:

The processor is a Via C3, the media processor is a Sigma 8745.

The guide data is free and is supplied by "Tribune Media", which is  
DataDirect.

The device does not have a way to input baseband HD (not surprising  
but I had to ask).

It is said you can get HD programming into the machine via "USB or  
network". This implies it is able to play it back but I wouldn't bet  
the bank on that.

I asked what video inputs the machine has. the answer was "3  
composite video, 2 S-Video, 1 coax video outputs". This answer  
confuses me but it is a direct quote.

All recording is done in MPEG-2.

No additional internal storage can be added, just external USB  
drives. The unit has 4 USB 2.0 ports.

Source code is not available. I assume this refers to the Sage stuff,  
as obviously Linux source is available. No mention of any custom mods  
to the OS.

Not much, but I thought I would share this info.


Brian Wood
beww at beww.org