From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from [195.7.61.12] ([195.7.61.12]:35425 "EHLO killala.koala.ie" rhost-flags-FAIL-FAIL-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751274AbZG2JAa (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:00:30 -0400 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (killala.koala.ie [195.7.61.12]) (authenticated bits=0) by killala.koala.ie (8.14.0/8.13.7) with ESMTP id n6T90SkS010380 for ; Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:00:29 +0100 Message-ID: <4A700FAD.9020003@koala.ie> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:00:29 +0100 From: Simon Kenyon MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "linux-media@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Terratec Cinergy HibridT XS References: <4A6F8AA5.3040900@iol.it> <829197380907281744o5c3a7eb7rd0d2cb8c53cd646f@mail.gmail.com> <1248834482.3377.3.camel@pc07.localdom.local> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Markus Rechberger wrote: > compared with other drivers it has some big advantages, eg. automatic > audio routing (supports OSS/Alsa/reading audio external) - as tvtime > doesn't support audio at all our solution automatically enables audio > with it, installation works within a few seconds (everywhere, any > distribution, eg eeepc, acer aspire one, ubuntu, redhat, suse..), > kernel independent, more or less unix operating system independent as > well. > There's nothing comparable available, and it has full support from the > chipdesign companies, just about anyone who doesn't know much about > linux can easily handle it without the knowledge how to set up a > development system. CI Support is on the roadmap as well for DVB-C. > While all of that it is still compatible to existing kernel drivers. > Updates will also affect all systems at once and won't need a > particular kernel versions. > So it is more like a question if someone wants a prebuilt, working car > which has guaranteed support, or wants to build his own car both is > doable of course. > > Best Regards, > > Markus spam is not appreciated on this mailing list