Hi Malcom, On 11 Mar 2003 21:57:06 +0930 Malcolm Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is fairly OT - but I thought someone here might know: what is this > item that is listed on ebay? > > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3405988879&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:AU:1 > > "You are bidding on DVB EVS Broadcast Equipment Digital Video > Broadcasting (DVB) Input / Output Signal Converter Selectable > ASI vs LVDS Input & Output Dual (2) Selectable, ASI / LVDS Input > Sources Triple (3) Output Ports ASI / LVDS Dual (2) (Data A Data > B) Wide SCSI III Ports 19" Rack mountable Chassis Units are new > in the makers boxes. So feel confident to purchase as many as > you want. Items are sold with a 3 day warrany after receipt. MA > residents please add 5% sales tax. Buyer pays S/H. Payment must > be received within 7 days. I accept paypal, money orders, and > checks (held for clearance)." > > I don't know many of the phrases (ASI, LVDS) etc. Is this a converter > that will convert analogue video into some kind of DVB stream? This is > obviously broadcast equipment - would this be useful in any kind of home > setup? it's a converter between ASI (Mpeg2 stream over an SDI Interface) and LVDS (Low voltage differential SCSI) and is used by EVS own playout server family and also EMC� Media Server. I don't think that anybody in this list may need these boxes (expect a few ones like me). It's only used in professional broadcast environments and are a little bit outdatet (therefor the lower price). Christoph -- ________________________________________________________________________ Christoph Ackermann ] t e c m a t h [ System Integration Engineer Content Management Systems Division phone +49 (0)631 303-5251 Europaallee 10, 67657 Kaiserslautern, Germany fax +49 (0)631 303-5209 http://www.tecmath.com ________________________________________________________________________ -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
