[mythtv-users] New HDHR with H.264 hardware transcoder?

[Nick Rout]

On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com>wrote:

>  On 10/18/2013 4:07 PM, Matt Emmott wrote:
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> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:
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>>  On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Phill Edwards <philledwards at gmail.com>
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>> >> For the US market, there will be 4 total models.  The matrix will be
>> >> transcoder/notranscoder, vs 2-tuner ATSC/QAM/4-tuner QAM/CableCard.
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>> > How come they max out at 2-tuner models? A 4-tuner model would
>> fantastic.
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>>  I think you misread what Gary wrote.  The cable card version of the
>> tuner will have four tuners.
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>> This is a pretty nice little box.  If the quality is good, having
>> H.264 transcoding done in hardware will be a really nice benefit to
>> both save space and to allow easier playback on mobile devices.
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>> I wonder what the release date for the CC box will be?
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>  At the risk of derailing this thread, there's a way to encode recordings
> on the fly in H.264. See
> http://www.silicondust.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=14612
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> That's missing the "in hardware" part.
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Bah humbug our TV is delivered in h.264 anyway...


Sounds like a good product move though, all those android and iThing
devices that hate mpeg2!
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