Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 01:50:41PM +0300, Igor wrote: > > The card is not a standalone product, but the video output for the Reelbox > > Avantgarde. As long as this box is being manufactured, the card is also > > produced. And the Avantgarde is sold quite successfully... > > Is it means that this Extension HD PCI card a VDR-users couldn't buy in > the RMM-internet shop (or other shops) for upgrading existing VDR with > Celeron/Sempron or other slow CPU ? The main usage is in the Avantgarde. You can buy it as a standalone card in the shop, but this is only a side effect being a regular PCI card. -- Georg Acher, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lrr.in.tum.de/~acher "Oh no, not again !" The bowl of petunias ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
Georg Acher wrote: > No support anymore. But most of the issues have been resolved for us. Also > the RMM card uses/needs only a small portion of the chip features. The PCI > communication is based on my shared memory driver with almost no kernel > dependencies, so we have no problems with future kernels. Ah, i see. As long as it works as expected, things do look bright. > The people who designed a complete STB with a standalone DeCypher have much > more trouble now... True. That's quite a significant loss in investment for a STB manufacturer. (Though it is not the first time that a vendor sees such things. At some point of time the SAA716x PCIe chips were also in the same condition, but somehow things got into a better shape, but vendors still afraid of the murky waters) At least they could have revived it by just keeping the development stuff with the Linux developer. Pity, that they took an insane turn. Regards, Manu ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 01:12:28PM -0700, VDR User wrote: > On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Georg Acher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 10:45:06PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote: > > > > > Is this card still being manufactured, considering that Micronas USA > > > closed down and the Decypher has been EOL'd ? > > > > There are enough chips available... > > Yes but available chips doesn't mean they have been purchased and the > card is still being produced so the question still remains. The card is not a standalone product, but the video output for the Reelbox Avantgarde. As long as this box is being manufactured, the card is also produced. And the Avantgarde is sold quite successfully... -- Georg Acher, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lrr.in.tum.de/~acher "Oh no, not again !" The bowl of petunias ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:52:43PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote: > Georg Acher wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 10:45:06PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote: > > > >> Is this card still being manufactured, considering that Micronas USA > >> closed down and the Decypher has been EOL'd ? > > > > There are enough chips available... > > What about support from Micronas for the chip, with regards to firmware > fixes etc ? No support anymore. But most of the issues have been resolved for us. Also the RMM card uses/needs only a small portion of the chip features. The PCI communication is based on my shared memory driver with almost no kernel dependencies, so we have no problems with future kernels. The people who designed a complete STB with a standalone DeCypher have much more trouble now... > What i heard was that they took everything back from the Linux driver > developer for shredding after announcing closure. Yet Micronas was > forwarding support requests to him after taking back all sources/info. > > A pity that so much efforts put in and one fine day it has just vaporized. Damagers... -- Georg Acher, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lrr.in.tum.de/~acher "Oh no, not again !" The bowl of petunias ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Georg Acher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 10:45:06PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote: > > > Is this card still being manufactured, considering that Micronas USA > > closed down and the Decypher has been EOL'd ? > > There are enough chips available... Yes but available chips doesn't mean they have been purchased and the card is still being produced so the question still remains. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
Georg Acher wrote: > On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 10:45:06PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote: > >> Is this card still being manufactured, considering that Micronas USA >> closed down and the Decypher has been EOL'd ? > > There are enough chips available... What about support from Micronas for the chip, with regards to firmware fixes etc ? What i heard was that they took everything back from the Linux driver developer for shredding after announcing closure. Yet Micronas was forwarding support requests to him after taking back all sources/info. A pity that so much efforts put in and one fine day it has just vaporized. Regards, Manu ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 10:45:06PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote: > Is this card still being manufactured, considering that Micronas USA > closed down and the Decypher has been EOL'd ? There are enough chips available... -- Georg Acher, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lrr.in.tum.de/~acher "Oh no, not again !" The bowl of petunias ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
No idea. didn't know. I hope not. - Original Message - From: "Manu Abraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "VDR Mailing List" Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ? > Timothy D. Lenz wrote: > > Bball posted on the DVBN forums that he got it working and it works good. > > Has a few glitches that can be fixed with new firmware. > > > Is this card still being manufactured, considering that Micronas USA > closed down and the Decypher has been EOL'd ? > > > Regards, > Manu > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Igor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "VDR Mailing List" > > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 3:22 AM > > Subject: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ? > > > > > >> Hello > >> > >> is there any good news about the current status of Extension HD PCI from > > ReelMultimedia ? > >> Is there a full support for 1080p/1080i by hdmi and YUV output ? > >> What about deinterlacing - is it work fine ? > >> > >> Igor > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> vdr mailing list > >> vdr@linuxtv.org > >> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > > > > > > ___ > > vdr mailing list > > vdr@linuxtv.org > > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > > > > > ___ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
Timothy D. Lenz wrote: > Bball posted on the DVBN forums that he got it working and it works good. > Has a few glitches that can be fixed with new firmware. Is this card still being manufactured, considering that Micronas USA closed down and the Decypher has been EOL'd ? Regards, Manu > > - Original Message - > From: "Igor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "VDR Mailing List" > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 3:22 AM > Subject: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ? > > >> Hello >> >> is there any good news about the current status of Extension HD PCI from > ReelMultimedia ? >> Is there a full support for 1080p/1080i by hdmi and YUV output ? >> What about deinterlacing - is it work fine ? >> >> Igor >> >> >> ___ >> vdr mailing list >> vdr@linuxtv.org >> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > > > ___ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ?
Bball posted on the DVBN forums that he got it working and it works good. Has a few glitches that can be fixed with new firmware. - Original Message - From: "Igor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "VDR Mailing List" Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 3:22 AM Subject: [vdr] Extension HD PCI card from ReelMultimedia - what's new ? > Hello > > is there any good news about the current status of Extension HD PCI from ReelMultimedia ? > Is there a full support for 1080p/1080i by hdmi and YUV output ? > What about deinterlacing - is it work fine ? > > Igor > > > ___ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
