Re: [mythtv-users] Does mythtv support 1080p?
The 1920x1200 computer monitors (like Apple's 23" Cinema monitor, or others from Dell, Samsung, etc.) all do 1920x1200 over single-link DVI. Why are TV's any different? > Chris Lynch wrote: > a single-link DVI connection only supports 1080i and a dual-link DVI connection is required for > 1080p. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DirecTV HD recording
Thanks for the info. It would be nice to connect the r5000hd receiver directly to the myth box. Those tools would be useful to help figure out the demuxing of the DirecTV streams, and making TS files. I am still pursuing the DVHS emulation angle, though, as it looks like less work than doing the direct connection. --- Byron Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used to have 3 directivo's all hacked for exporting recordings. > My > understanding was that the directivo's stored pretty much the > straight > digital feed from directv. The issue with tivo export was getting > an > understanding of the MFS file system which tivo uses to store > recordings. Once that was done, tools like tytool, and tydemux, > and > now even vlc and mplayer, were developed to be able to read the > files. > wouldn't it be interesting to see what the stream coming from one > of > these modified recievers was? I'd love to be able to record espn > hd > football on my mythbox. no way to do that currently. > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DirecTV HD recording
--- "Michael T. Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So if you get it working, you'd actually have to have a mod'ed > DirecTV > receiver and a Windows PC with (something?) in and firewire out for > each > channel you want to record concurrently--all that plus your MythTV > box(es)? Sounds like a very ineffecient process... > > Mike Yes. A separate Windows PC must host the r5000hd. (The modded DirecTV receiver outputs over USB2.) Unfortunately, the stream emanating from the receiver is in DirecTV's proprietary format. To read directly off the USB2 port, you have to reverse engineer the format. The r5000hd crew has figured out how to convert DirecTV's format to a standard TS stream, but their driver is only implemented on Windows. This is essentially the same as the 169time and AVX-1. The AVX-1, from what I understand, is pretty much a Windows PC. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DirecTV HD recording
There is also the r5000hd. http://www.r5000hd.com Users who have had both the 169time and r5000hd consider the r5000hd to be a far more reliable device. (There are two threads on the r5000hd at http://www.avsforum.com, under the HDTV Recorders and Players section. Lots of former 169time users. (There is also an "upgrade" deal for 169time users).) The r5000hd must be hosted on a Windows PC (much like the AVX1 for the 169time). The Windows capture application for r5000hd has the capability to output the data stream over firewire to a DVHS deck, and it can be controlled (ie. tune to channel, start recording, stop) by sending commands using telnet. I have the r5000hd, and I have been tinkering with trying to capture from firewire to MythTV. Basically, MythTV should emulate a DVHS deck, and the r5000hd will happily stream the data. So far, I have not been successful. I am currently educating myself on firewire and iec61883 to see if I can get this going. The problem seems to be that the r5000hd wants to engage in some "chit-chat" with the DVHS deck (ie. there is a communication protocol between a DVHS deck), which the Myth firewire module does not provide. I have been successful in capturing from the r5000hd using the VirtualDVHS application on Mac OS X. It can be done. The firewire module in MythTV works with cable boxes. It appears that the cable boxes continuously stream their data over firewire, regardless of whether anyone is listening. The Myth module doesn't engage in any chit-chat, it just starts grabbing the data. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/engine?list=mythtv&do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=169time&search_type=AND&sourceid=Mozilla-search > > Thanks, Mike! I'll go check that out. > > - Ken > > > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Broadcast Flag Article mentions MythTV and quotes Issac
--- Andy Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about the case of > broadcast television or OTA-HD content. No one pays a nickel for > that, and never have, yet I haven't seen NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS or any > others go belly up. The networks make their money by selling you (the audience) to advertisers. If your recording contains the commercials, and you don't have a mechanism for skipping or excising the commercials, then watching or sharing your recording has not done any harm to the networks. You are just helping them with additional distribution of the advertisements. As to the larger debate: U.S. copyright is a very sensible and workable law (except for the "extensions" that media companies have won). The problem with the broadcast flag is that it is far more restrictive than copyright law. The broadcast flag prevents "fair use" of media, which is legal according to copyright law. As to the "cracking" of HDTV receivers that adhere to the broadcast flag: This is where the DMCA comes into play. It is illegal to circumvent a copyright protection mechanism. The protection mechanism can be pathetically "weak" (such as the DVD CSS protection), but that does not matter. While this does not prevent the underground from distributing the information about cracking, it does stop manufacturers and importers from selling a pre-cracked plug 'n' play device to the masses, in the U.S. The FCC broadcast flag proposal does mandate that devices be reasonably secure against cracking, which probably means the protection mechanism must be stronger than DVD CSS. It also stops an HDTV card maker from adding a weak mechanism, and then "leaking" the simple crack to the web. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
