From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 23 15:54:48 2006 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E970416A4DF; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:54:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com) Received: from schitzo.solgatos.com (pool-71-117-252-190.ptldor.fios.verizon.net [71.117.252.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BD3843D58; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:54:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com) Received: from schitzo.solgatos.com (localhost.home.localnet [127.0.0.1]) by schitzo.solgatos.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k6NFskSV027679; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:54:46 -0700 Received: from sopwith.solgatos.com (uucp@localhost) by schitzo.solgatos.com (8.13.6/8.13.4/Submit) with UUCP id k6NFskw0027676; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:54:46 -0700 Received: from localhost by sopwith.solgatos.com (8.8.8/6.24) id PAA03098; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:53:48 GMT Message-Id: <200607231553.PAA03098@sopwith.solgatos.com> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:53:48 +0100 From: Dieter <freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com> Cc: Subject: Improving FreeBSD's hardware compatibility - TV tuners X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware <freebsd-hardware.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>, <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>, <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:54:49 -0000 > analog TV? what's that? isn't everyone going digital? (yes, I know > that analog TV will be with us for a long time due to security cams > and other uses..) Broadcast analog TV will be going away soon. Yet there will be continue to be some uses for analog capture. So I recommend concentrating first on tuners that handle both analog and digital. Work is in progress on the Dvico Fusion5 tuners. The Fusion5 is nice because it is available in a USB version, which does not require a slot. Another tuner worthy of a BSD driver is the HD3000. Does both analog and digital in a variety of formats (NTSC, PAL, 8VSB, QAM, etc.) Has working Linux drivers with source. The only tuner I know of that is documented to be friendly to fair use rights. The Fusion5 and HD3000 use different chips. If one doesn't work well in a particular reception environment, the other might.