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Re: [PLUG] Myth TV, computer hardware store, and TV
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On 2006-10-11 21:35, TuskenTower wrote:
> On 10/11/06, Benjamin Krein <superbenk@???> wrote:
> > TuskenTower wrote:
> > > Don't bother with the supplied xine. Since the cut-off
> > > date for HDTV is 2009 you might want to skip the NTSC TV tuner.
> > I think you mean DTV (Digital TV) which will still be NTSC (so far as I
> > know) and completely non-related to HDTV (High Definition TV). Unless
>
> I should have said SDTV. HDTV AFAIK is ATSC which is not the same
> thing as NTSC.
> Wikipedia to the rescue!
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATSC
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_television
>
> > you have the means to watch HDTV, you're spending a lot of money for an
> > HDTV tuner card that will give you a picture you can never appreciate.
>
> This answer depends on whether you are recording HD over the air and
> if you have a decent progressive scan SDTV, 480p. BTW the cut-off
> date, February 17, 2009, is not too far off. Do you plan on junking
> those new cards in two years? I have no clue what the cable companies
> are up to with regards to the cutoff, so I can't speak to that. From
> the way I see it, if you plan on using cable for all your TV needs,
> just get the stock cable provided DVR and be happy.
>
That's pretty cool stuff. A Linux only based HDTV and NTSC receiver
card. Thanks for pointing it out Amul!
Check out the info at their web site: http://www.pchdtv.com/
It does include an ATSC tuner, and the newer model does cable/QAM
decoding also.
--
Kevin
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