Any chance to get this card supported; SweetSpot w/RGB-in? (1 Viewer)

[Spragleknas]

Link: http://www.pluggedin.tv/site/sweetspot/index.html

Would it differe from "other" capture cards in any way?

No need to buy it, if its not usable with MP

 

[Spragleknas]

Come on! This must be a intresting capture card for many ppl?!

I bet many ppl. would love to connect STB to HTPC using SCART/RGB and get GOOD quality picture!?

EDIT: Known as PDI in the states, I belive
http://www.pixelmagicsystems.com/products/pdi/pdi_deluxe.htm

 

[dman_lfc]

Yes it can be made to work but you're unlikely to like the MP solution.
Basically those cards are designed to pass-through content.
With MP we want a MPEG-2 stream for timeshifting etc so we'll have to use MPEG-2 software encoders.
Using these will chew up your CPU cycles.

See the getting your software card to be supported sticky.

DMAN

 

[Spragleknas]

Thanks for your reply, D-MAN.

So the result is thet this will be used as a software-card (and I would need a good CPU) right?

To bad.... this is a great solution for ppl with STB - even if the card is expensive.


To ppl who wanna buy this card: I tiped www.Vendur.no about this product, and they have ordered it. ETA 3-10 d. Price: High

 

[dman_lfc]

Yes you'll need a very fast CPU.
You're better off getting a H/W Encoding card.

DMAN

 

[Spragleknas]

There are no HW-cards with RGB-in, I'm afraid.

 

[knutinh]

I suspect that the current trend of analog-output-only set-top-boxes will disappear. People wont accept inferior quality when they have purchased an expensive lcd flatscreen and are paying premium for "digital tv" when the output is through a S-video or SCART connetion. I won accept it at least.

There is a secure digital connection that allows both SD and HD without trigging the paranoia of hollywood, called HDMI.

Though it wont help mediaportal users (no HDMI inputs for PC), it might be possible to turn off the encryption.

Why cant all manufacturers separate delivery and security? If only DRM consisted of a single, standardised card (like CI), then anyone could make plugins for MP and WMC etc, but only those who paid would get a decrypted signal...

-k

 

[zombiepig]

Though it wont help mediaportal users (no HDMI inputs for PC), it might be possible to turn off the encryption.

-k

what about this sucker:
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34318

 

[MarkSS]

what about this sucker:
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34318

Could be fantastic, although the need for multi-terabyte striped raid arrays to capture the uncompressed video stream might be prohibitive to begin with.

 

[MarkSS]

Link: http://www.pluggedin.tv/site/sweetspot/index.html

Would it differe from "other" capture cards in any way?

No need to buy it, if its not usable with MP

I have a Sweetspot SDI (combined with modified Sky SDI box) working with SageTV. Never thought to look at how much CPU is consumed during the capture but will check and report back.