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Most Hackable Coupon-Eligible DTV Converter?

Posted by timothy on from the least-locked-down dept.

An anonymous reader writes "So I've finally gotten my DTV coupons, now I have to choose a converter before the analog signals go dark. I'd like to get one that is hackable, but haven't had much luck finding information about the internals of the units available. My question is: What chipsets do the different coupon eligible converters use, and which one is the most hackable? It'd be great to be able to send my own MPEG stream and have it displayed, or to grab the raw stream out of the device."

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  1. Re:Why bother? by theaveng · · Score: 1, Troll

    >>>analog capture cards REALLY really cheap, $5-15 depending on where you get it

    Like where? I did a quick search on google and found nothing. I could certainly use a cheap card to capture S-video off my Super VHS camcorder or DTV box.

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  2. Re:Why bother? by OolimPhon · · Score: 0, Troll

    Like where? I did a quick search on google and found nothing. I could certainly use a cheap card to capture S-video off my Super VHS camcorder or DTV box.

    Europe.