On Tuesday 24 January 2006 15:43, Todd Ignasiak wrote:
> On 1/23/06, Todd Ignasiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 1/23/06, Steve Adeff < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Monday 23 January 2006 16:35, Todd Ignasiak wrote:
> > > > On 1/23/06, Greg Estabrooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > I have been surprised that the Dxr6 / EM8621 video decoder cards
> > > > > > haven't gotten any traction with the MythTV crowd. It seems to
> > >
> > > be an
> > >
> > > > > > ideal
> > > > >
> > > > > card
> > > > >
> > > > > Got a link to these cards? Maybe I've just being blind (wouldn't
> > >
> > > be the
> > >
> > > > > first time) but all I can find are the chips themselves and not
> > > > > commercially
> > > > > available pci cards with them onboard.
> > > >
> > > > The only one I found is the AllWell EM6821 PCI card, their site has
> > >
> > > some
> > >
> > > > links to docs for it ( http://www.allwell.tv/ ).
> > > >
> > > > Other links with info:
> > >
> > > http://www.mpeg-playcenter.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t
> > >=534
> > >
> > > >3
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://www.sigmadesigns.com/products/em8620Lseries.htm
> > >
> > > whoa, thats awesome, too bad its not actually being made...
> >
> > Do you mean the Allwell card? I know some vendors are pretty aggressive
> > in pre-announcing. But, it explicitly says "WMV9 and High Definition PCI
> > decoder released" on their home page.
> >
> > I e-mailed the contact on the allwell site. We'll see if I get any
> > pricing or availability information back.
>
> I got a response from AllWell sales. The "EM8621 PCI Card" is on their
> price list for $125.
>
> But, he said that the drivers are not included, apparently Sigma Designs
> requires purchase of their SDK to get access to the drivers (I read
> something about them flip-flopping on this in forum discussions of the
> card, the drivers were available, then removed, then back, etc.)
>
> He is working with a third party software company to provide a bundle with
> the card & linux software. He estimated the bundle would be available in
> mid march.
>
>
> Hopefully this card won't be completely limited by Sigma's software
> licensing restrictions. To me, it seems like open drivers would be an
> enabler for selling a lot more of their chips.. But, apparently they
> don't see it that way.
especially considering Sigma has already stole from the OSS community.
Either way, I can't wait for this card to come out if it will be able to
support MythTV's menus and OSD.
Did they say anything about this?
No, he didn't give details on what they were doing. I did recommend that he look into MythTV. If he's looking for a proof of concept implementation for those third party software companies.. That card was obviously designed for PVR usage, and unless Microsoft changes MCE to support hardware decoders, MythTV seems like a no-brainer for that chip/board.
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