[pvrusb2] Any rumors on a new h/w version of HVR-1950 being released?

[storkus at storkus.com]

I've been on the mailing list and haven't read much besides the subject
line for a long time now (months), but this is something I just had to
reply to!

On Mon, 04 May 2009 20:29:04 -0800, "Roger" <rogerx at sdf.lonestar.org>
said:
> Any rumors on a new hardware version of the HVR-1950 being released?

OMG I hope not, we just got this one working decent (although still w/o
FM support AFAIK, but that's no big deal (again IMHO)).

> (... looks like I've waited long enough and may take the plunge on
> getting one of these within the next week or so.)

Funny you say that, I'm debating selling mine--I'm finding the boob tube
isn't holding my interest much anymore. :(

> And, does anybody know if mplayer can play the live stream on a Intel P3
> CPU after using mplayer's hacks to resize the video before streaming?

Here's the main reason for responding here: I had a project (in limbo
since I lost interest) of trying to get Myth* working on an old desktop
computer.  The machine in question is a P4 1.4 GHz with (I think) 392 MB
of RAM and an ATI RAGE 128 video card and a PCI USB 2.0 card (the
machine came with USB 1.1 which of course isn't enough).  With those
specs:

NTSC (analog) works great;
ATSC (digital) standard definition is ok, though stumbles on occasion
depending if there's HD on the stream;
ATSC high definition does not work.

This is all through the internal video.  I never got Myth* working
enough to get it to act like a server.

("Myth*" == MythTV and/or MythBUNTU; the latter is an even bigger
headache than the former alone!)

> (I already know it requires a fast CPU for playing hi-def.)
> 
> 
> -- 
> Roger
> http://rogerx.freeshell.org

BTW Mike, sorry I never got back with you on or off list.  I really need
to take the new drivers for a spin one of these days to see if those
problems all those months ago are gone.  I think I speak for everyone
when we say we really appreciate what driver guys do: too much work and
not enough respect!

Mike (too)