From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n19G6IPg030386 for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:06:18 -0500 Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com (yw-out-2324.google.com [74.125.46.30]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n19G60uC019609 for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:06:00 -0500 Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 9so368791ywe.81 for ; Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:06:00 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4990525D.5020205@linuxtv.org> References: <509279.77236.qm@web31601.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4990525D.5020205@linuxtv.org> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:06:00 -0500 Message-ID: <412bdbff0902090806o7e0493avaa125876837a6804@mail.gmail.com> From: Devin Heitmueller To: Steven Toth Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: video4linux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: HVR-950Q status List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com List-ID: On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Steven Toth wrote: > >> This is where the fun ended. I banged my head on VLC, MythTV, me-tv, >> tvtime, vdr and others to no avail. A little digging in the lists seemed to >> suggest I might be able to bring in over the air stations. But my hope is >> to bring in analog NTSC cable channels and (gasp), possibly even Clear QAM >> HD channels. Is there any hope or current effort to get analog NTSC working >> on this dongle? Also, are there any USB dongles which support HD Clear QAM? >> While I am primarily interested in analog NTSC (yeah, I hear ya, shoulda >> bought an HVR-950), getting analog and Clear QAM HD would be great. While I >> would love to get my HVR-950Q working, I would settle for another well >> supported USB dongle with at least analog cable support that in known to >> work well with MythTV. >> >> Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide. >> >> Regards, >> Jon > > NTSC is not supported. > > The 950Q works well with MythTV for ATSC and ClearQAM. I suggest you google > or read the wikis at linuxtv.org. You might also want to check on linux > support for any new product before purchasing and 'banging your head'. > > - Steve To expand on Steven's comments, the following page has the list of supported USB devices: http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ATSC_USB_Devices#Supported_ATSC_USB_Devices Pay particular attention to the entries with footnote #1, which are devices such as the 950Q where the hardware supports analog but the driver does not. This is actually a pretty common problem with the newer class of devices that support ClearQAM. Regards, Devin -- Devin J. Heitmueller http://www.devinheitmueller.com AIM: devinheitmueller -- video4linux-list mailing list Unsubscribe mailto:video4linux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list