Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Brooktree / Conexant video capture

[Matthew Ettus]

Quoting Robert Kelley <address@hidden>:

>
> I heard somewhere that the Brooktree video capture devices might be useful
> for capturing raw samples, potentially for GnuRadio.  How is this done?
> What sample rate and resolution can I expect?  What cards am I looking
> for?

This card has been suggested for capturing raw samples.  If it is possible (we
have no real confirmation) it would take some work in the drivers.  The BT848
and 878 cards were the suggested ones.

>
> While looking for video capture cards on ebay, I came across this
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2733118162
>
> Anyone care to comment on it?

This includes ASICs to do the HDTV decoding.  It's probably the fastest and
cheapest way to watch HDTV.  It's just not as interesting as doing it yourself
:)

Matt