From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.4.200]) by www.linuxtv.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KbF6A-0001wX-Dh for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:42:11 +0200 Received: from steven-toths-macbook-pro.local (ool-18bfe594.dyn.optonline.net [24.191.229.148]) by mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0K6O00LPKBDAGR70@mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:41:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:41:34 -0400 From: Steven Toth In-reply-to: <37990.81.144.130.125.1220526363.squirrel@manicminer.homeip.net> To: Stephen Rowles Message-id: <48BFE58E.5020508@linuxtv.org> MIME-version: 1.0 References: <48BF6A09.3020205@linuxtv.org> <48BFBE68.7070707@beardandsandals.co.uk> <37990.81.144.130.125.1220526363.squirrel@manicminer.homeip.net> Cc: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] S2API - First release List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-dvb-bounces@linuxtv.org Errors-To: linux-dvb-bounces+mchehab=infradead.org@linuxtv.org List-ID: Stephen Rowles wrote: >>> Steven Toth wrote: >>> A tuning demo app? What? Obviously, tuning older modulation types via >>> the new API isn't a requirements, but it's a useful validation exercise >>> for the new S2API. >>> >>> Steven >> Your statement about tuning older modulation types not being a >> requirement worries me. I would have thought it was an important >> requirement from an application perspective to be able to tune old and >> new modulation types through one api. The services I use (BSkyB and >> Freesat) are mostly DVB-S with very little if any S2. But I would like >> to be able to tune them via my (not so) new S2 card. Maybe I have >> misinterpreted what you meant. > > I imagine that there isn't really any need to use the S2 API to tune older > modulation types, because you just use the existing API if you want the > old style tuning. Correct, it's the developers choice. > > However I would agree that if the new API supports both old and new style > tuning, then that is nicer for anyone writing a new app, as they only have > to code for the S2API, and get support for all tuning styles. Unless I too > am not understanding :) Correct again, it supports old and new tuners. - Steve _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb