[linux-dvb] Re: Supported HDTV card for use in Europe?

["Dr. Werner Fink" <werner@suse.de>]

On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 11:08:06AM +0100, Philippe Gramoullé wrote:
> 
> Hello Peter,
> 
> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:26:27 +0100
> Peter Zubaj <pzad@pobox.sk> wrote:
> 
>   | You can watch HDTV channels on FF card, but only in software mode
>   | (without using hw mpeg2 decoder).
> 
> Without HW mod ?
> 
>   | 
>   | I can watch HDTV channels with xine, but this need fast CPU for
>   | software mpeg2 decoding.
> 
> Could you please elaborate ? You mean you can watch HDTV with a FF
> card and a powerful enough CPU ?
> Thanks to let me know what software combination you use (vdr
> version/ patches / etc..)

Maybe something like sw downscaling of the 1920/1080i or 1280/720p
stream to 720/576i as also done by some of those ``HDTV'' plasma
panels with 800/480 in hw?

       Werner

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