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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear List</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seemed in discussion with a colleague some weeks
ago that we could do with a card which has hardware decoding and Linux
drivers. Could not find one.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He has today pointed this out to me:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BroadCom-BCM970010-BCM970012NB-Mini-PCI-e-HD-Decoder_W0QQitemZ150288766941QQihZ005QQcategoryZ3762QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262">http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BroadCom-BCM970010-BCM970012NB-Mini-PCI-e-HD-Decoder_W0QQitemZ150288766941QQihZ005QQcategoryZ3762QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seems to involve a PCIe mini card - with PCIe
Desktop adapter option.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Uses <A
href="http://www.broadcom.com/collateral/pb/70010-PB01-R.pdf">http://www.broadcom.com/collateral/pb/70010-PB01-R.pdf</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not sure about Linux drivers though</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Also we note:</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.micronas.com/products/application/MicRacer/index.html">http://www.micronas.com/products/application/MicRacer/index.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This time - yes, it is said to have Linux
drivers!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course there are as many questions as potential
answers. How much is required to massage it into a MythTV box,
interconnectivity etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>Do these have any relevance for
people looking to do NZ HD under mythtv?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" size=2>Kind
regards<BR>David</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>