[linux-dvb] Re: FF cards alter PTS'?

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Holger Waechtler wrote:
> 
> Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> > Robert Schlabbach wrote:
> >
> >>From: "Niklas Peinecke" <peinecke@gdv.uni-hannover.de>
> >>
> >>>Indeed, but this raises another question: For most of these modern
> >>>cards the manufacturers do not publish the full specs, thus writing
> >>>and maintaining a driver is always a combination of guessing and reverse
> >>>engineering. IMO the "reference" card should always be the cheapest/best
> >>>available card where it's sure that the driver is just optimal. Can this
> >>>be garanteed for cards other than the TT designs?
> >>
> >>AFAIK, the specs for the TT designs have never been published either, and
> >>the drivers you have now are the result of guessing and reverse
> >>engineering. I don't see why this shouldn't be repeated for more up-to-date
> >>designs than the old TT ones...
> >
> >
> > True - but soembody actually has to _do_ this ;-)
> > Apparently the interest in this isn't high enough, yet...
> 
> ?!? what do you mean?
> 
> All the mentioned cards are supported by the linux driver and behave
> like a TT Nova card.

I'm talking about cards that have a TV out and MPEG decoder!
It is my firm believe that one major reason for the popularity
of VDR (with FF DVB cards) is that even "joe average" can plug
such a card into his PC, connect the tv set and get this thing
going. No need to fiddle around with special graphics cards,
sound cards etc.

The average user wants ONE card to plug into his PC, and that's it!
Only such a full featured card can really be considered an alternative
to the current full featured DVB cards.

And, I'll repeat it again: anybody who wants to use a budget card
can already do so! However, it's just not as easy...

Klaus


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