Hi Tom... Don't have cable, so don't deal w/QAM. But the "re-runs / classic" OTA ATSC digital stations I get provide 5.1 audio (well, it's stereo). As such, there is no sound at the MVPMC but the picture works well. There have been attempts to pass this type of audio but the sync problems are still there. Anyone know different?
Is it you or someone else - but the question keeps surfacing regarding a new mythbackend feature to transcode the stream to a lower bandwidth with stereo sound. So far, I haven't heard much on this except it might be difficult to handle commercial skipping and other jumping around (depends on how this information is stored - it's independent of the video and transcoding the video would probably break the relationship between the two). I think the present state of the MVPMC as an mythfrontend is confined to SD NTSC recordings. I know there are those who use VLC to do on the fly transcoding on the back end. And others who transcode all their recordings to a lower bandwith MPEG2s. But I think those of the first group don't get commercial skipping. And, not to mention, they have to use the MVPMC file browser (i.e. all that hard work on the MVPMC Myth style front end is out the window!). And those of the second group are deleting their high resolution copies of their HD shows. To be honest, even though I have an ATSC tuner I don't do either of these (yet). (If pushed, I'd probably do the second option.) So I would appreciate anyone correcting me if I am in error w.r.t. how these methods currently work. To thwart off the HD problem, I picked up a Galaxy IPTV 3500 which does a nice job w.r.t. decoding the HDTV videos. However, the firmware is only marginal and relies on the mythbackend's upnp server. Using Swis<something> or WizD makes the 3500 much more palatable. But it would still be nice to port the mythfrontend (reads: "...nice to port the MVPMC project") to the 3500. Unfortunately, no one has. This is very surprising as: 1) This box runs uClinux. 2) The SigmaDesign chip set is widely used (Galaxy, MediaGate, LiteOn, Netgear....) 3) Some of the source code if available for the asking. However, what makes people upset is that key drivers are missing. So, right now, if you are fixed on a small front end that can handle HD from a mythbackend, I would say you need to look at the new HD version of the MedaGate (MG3500??) or the "no longer made" Roku Picture Bridge. Do people have other suggestions or comments on these? ...thanks. Tom Metro wrote: > I'm looking to supplement my two analog tuner PVR-500 MythTV setup with > a new tuner to avoid conflicts. I figured while I'm upgrading I'd like > to add a card capable of digital reception, specifically QAM - not > because I'm interested in HDTV, but simply to receive SD to improve on > the steadily degrading quality of my analog cable (clearly they're > ignoring that aspect of the cable plant these days). I'm also aware that > most cable companies carry not much more than the broadcast channels in > unencrypted QAM, but that'll be good enough to resolve conflicts, as at > least one channel will be a broadcast channel. > > So what I'm wondering, given the way the MVP hardware is sensitive to > the video format, what QAM digital tuners have others successfully used > with MythTV and mvpmc without going through the hassle of transcoding > recordings? > > -Tom > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
