On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> I was looking for "multimedia-discussion-like
>> community on OpenSolaris, however
>> I thought the device-drivers discussion here would
>> also be the place to post this question.
>> Well not necessarily hauppage, since there are
many
>> other TV-card (analog/digital/HD, external USB
>> tv/tuners, ...) vendors out there, (its primarily
>> 'cause I have a Hauppage PVR-350 (non-MCE) with
>> Remote  but
>> re there any TV-cards that anyone got working on
>> OpoenSolaris. (for x86/AMD PC) ? , or even on
native
>> Sun hardware ? if not, will there be any plans
too?
>>
>> thanks ahead for any insight.
>>
>> Rick.
>> solarux hotmail.com
>
> I have put together a couple of FC6-based MythTV boxes
using various Hauppage PVR cards (150/250/350). It was
quite exciting initially (that it can do so many things),
but I eventually found myself overwhelmed with problems.
>
> I am very interested in exploring the possibility of
putting together a Solaris-based PVR.
Me too. I currently have a homemade, Hauppage 150-based PVR
-- but it's
running KnoppMyth.
Eric
P.S. Obligitory rigshot
http://blogs.sun.com/eric_boutilier/resource/eviltwin.p
ng
>
> Also, since I have a digital cable box, analog TV
turner cards do not do me much good, as most of the channels
I watch do not come from the regular cable outlet. What I
need are: (1) a plain vanilla video capture card to receive
analog signals from the digital box and not directly from
the cable, and (2) an IR blaster (to control the digital tv
settop box).
>
> Since it is much easier to program an IR blaster, what
is required, as far as building a Solaris-based PVR is
concerned, boils down to whether we can find a video capture
card that has a Solaris driver.
>
> I have not been able to find a TV turner card that is
compatible with Solaris. I don't know if anyone has a
better answer, but, as I indicated above, this may not be
what we need. The solution for a Solaris-based PVR may be
much simpler than we had thought--we do not need a TV turner
card, but a video capture card plus an IR blaster.
>
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