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On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 21:25 +0000, Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> On 2007-12-12, Anthony E. Caudel <tony.caudel@×××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> >>> There seem to be several devices, based on USB2 that connect |
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> >>> to a computer and can receive ATSC (HDTV) or traditional |
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> >>> broadcasts. The ones I've found for N. America all require |
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> >>> Vista (uck). |
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> >> I've used a Freecom USB DVB stick with Gentoo, it worked well |
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> >> but I didn't try it with HDTV (because we don't have that |
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> >> here). |
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> > What is the quality of the picture with the Freecom? |
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> That question doesn't really make any sense. It's like asking |
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> what the quality of the sound is with an Ethernet card. |
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what you really want to know is how fast does it tune, does it do |
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hardware mpeg encoding, does the linux driver support signal strength |
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etc. The quality of the UI is a question for windows users, as you |
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usually use what they provide, but with linux you use what you want :) |
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cya, |
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> |
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I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that |
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either. |
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-- Jack Benny |
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