[mythtv-users] Firewire no longer required on HD STBs

[James L]

> On Jun 29, 2010, at 11.49, Justin Johnson wrote:
>
> I doubt it. I see Firewire going more of the way of SCSI: used in
> industrial/professional capacity. Apple and DOS/Windows/etc makers stopped
> including SCSI as the standard hard disk access architecture on their
> personal computers because PATA was cheaper, and delivered adequate
> performance for the user. USB is slowly replacing Firewire in a similar
> capacity, but in the professional environment, FireWire is still
> indispensable. It's still on professional video cameras, a surprising
> number of professional digital audio boards, and high capacity, high-speed
> hard disks. Granted, in a lot of applications, such as
> professional/prosumer tapeless HD video, are offering USB as an option, a
> majority have Firewire as well.
>
>> --Justin Johnson

How does esata compare to firewire for video?