[wellylug] Video Catpure device in Linux

[Centurion Computer Technology Ltd]

On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 11:26 +1200, Chris Hodgetts wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I am looking at getting a TV at nywhere from MSI.
> http://www.msicomputer.com/product/netpc/netpc_detail.asp?model=TV@nywhere_Master
> 
> They appear, from what google has said, to be based on the CX23883 Chipset..
> 
> The card boasts MPEG4 Real-time encode TV programs and
> Scheduled Recording(MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4)..
I believe only in software, not hardware.  
> 
> Just wondering if anyone has had any success with this card/chipset in 
> Linux?
video works in 2.6 series kernel except 2.6.11 under debian.  You need
to use the external audio connector.  It's supposed to be capable of
audio on the i2c bus which I can't test at the moment as the 2.6.11
debian kernel doesn't have it compiled in.
> 
> 
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