From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-in-07.arcor-online.net ([151.189.21.47]:37748 "EHLO mail-in-07.arcor-online.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753521Ab0CVBQi (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:16:38 -0400 Subject: Re: Add AverTV Studio 509UA From: hermann pitton To: =?UTF-8?Q?=D0=95=D0=B2=D0=B3=D0=B5=D0=BD=D0=B8=D0=B9_?= =?UTF-8?Q?=D0=91=D0=B0=D1=86=D0=BC=D0=B0=D0=BD?= Cc: linux-media@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1269211942.3339.33.camel@localhost> References: <6137756e1003191132t45bb29ddra5e9344f84faf86@mail.gmail.com> <1269045493.5275.3.camel@pc07.localdom.local> <6137756e1003200708v5486c0aah1074361be42e1d64@mail.gmail.com> <1269211942.3339.33.camel@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:16:26 +0100 Message-Id: <1269220586.4189.25.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > > I think best would be to create two patches. > > 1/2 adds the new tuner. (tuner-types.c/tuner.h/tveeprom.c) > 2/2 adds the new Avermedia card. > > Else it looks fine. To add some for the record here for those eventually later on it. We have seen over so many years now, that hundreds of "new" can tuners did appear and, IIRC, we got them all with any combination of previous chips. The filters, mainly the SAW filters did make a difference to the original products they follow all in what ever combination concerning quality. However, a main annoyance was, that lots of such clones did appear and some did start to use extra radio tuners on cheap silicon on separate addresses, hard to track, since hidden under some welded shielding. This was with all such clones all over Asia and the extra silicon radio tuner was always Philips/NXP in the beginning. What is new now, I think, and first seen, is that the last can tuner flagship MK5 series has a FQ non radio variant on a AverMedia using some extra silicon from Philips/NXP/Trident _themselves_ to make some extra profit against a FM MK5 they have. I would call this a management disaster, but my education might be outdated. Cheers, Hermann