I really don't believe firewire is "going away". Not only is it THE standard for video transfers from cameras to non-linear editors (consumer to broadcast, DV to HD), it is also planned to be one standard for connecting set-top-boxes to HDTV sets. Unfortunately, there is a move to include DRM in firewire.
The original firewire is slower than the newer USB standard, but there is a newer firewire standard that is faster than USB. Having said that, USB does appear easier for homebrew projects. Terry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McLester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:35 PM Subject: [Flexradio] fire/usb > I am wondering if there is some problem with USB that precludes its use > here? > > A few months ago I went thru the same exercise re: 1394 , and in > looking at canned alternatives, I was sort of informed by TI that > firewire was going away (I don't see evidence of this yet) and that USB > was the way to go. > > The FPGA black box cost is similar, but there seem to be several canned > options. > > Jim McLester - AI4VX (still!) > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
