On Wednesday 16 November 2005 03:23, Rudy Zijlstra wrote: > Michael T. Dean wrote: > > Rudy Zijlstra wrote: > >> It does not support MPEG4 H.264 which will be used for broadcasting > >> in Europe, and most likely also China. > > > > Are they using H.264 for high-definition stuff? If so, a lot of > > European MythTV users are going to have to spend a whole lot of money > > on processors... > > > > Mike > > H.264 will be used for HD yes, also for SD, though likely that will be > on IP (telco's) and over DVB-T. On SAT i expect the combination of > DVB-S2 with H.264. > > Myth will also have to learn the new types that have been approved to > signal H.264 in DVB. Currently it ignores H.264 broadcasts as non-TV > broadcasts (Yes, H.264 broadcasting has started). > > Rudy > > P.S. DVB-S2 PCI cards haven't hit the market yet....
Dish and DirecTV are moving to H264 as well, I know they both recently sent up satelites for using mpeg4 and many expect the switch by the end of next year. Steve _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
