Which is why the only real solution would be to really only use the electronic boxes as a fancy way to print out the receipts. The receipts should always be counted in addition to the electronic ballots.
Ahh, see, I'm not interested in encoding in realtime, I just want the raw video (which is all the device listed in this story does anyway).
Basically all I need is something that does the A->D conversion and just writes frames into a kind of reverse framebuffer that can be read over PCI. Maybe not exactly that (don't know if it would be able to be read fast enough over PCI or even PCI Express), but that would be a good start.
Like I (intended to have) said, I've seen boxes that do this in the ~$2k range that can do this, but I could have been wrong.
There's got to be a way to do this -- I mean, for analog VGA inputs on LCD screens, don't they have to convert that analog signal (which is pretty high resolution/bandwidth) into a digital frame to display on the LCD?
I've looked and looked and not been able to find a reasonable ( $2000 ) way to get component (analog HDTV) video into a computer. This seems like as good a thread as any to ask if anyone knows of a way...
I just got the same box and saw many of the same problems. However, this guy apparently hasn't looked at the config menus -- you can easily change the letterboxing color from grey to black. You can also avoid the delay from changing video formats by properly setting up the box, though documentation on this configuration isn't easy to find.
I will agree that this box is a major POS. The non-HD tuner on it is indeed horrible compared to the Motorola HD boxes TWC distributes. I was pleasantly surprised to find how well the box handles HD "pause live TV" functionality though, but other than that the thing is crap.
Playback is fine as long as you want to watch beginning to end of a recorded program, but seeking is a pain. If you're watching a program being recorded that you started to watch after it began, it will sometimes stop playing when it stops recording. Menu/guide display is very slow.
There are more problems, but these are the big ones I've found so far. However, a moderately well known (maybe?) guy writing a hissy fit in his blog doesn't mean that "cable HDTV isn't ready for primetime". The non-DVR HD boxes that TWC distributes (which this guy explicitly says he doesn't have) work extremely well.
Having to wait even 3 seconds every time I want to start up the engine on my car is a ridiculous proposal and completely unacceptable.
This bill will be thrown out within 24 hours of the first time someone dies because they weren't able to start and move their car out of the way in time.
Aside from the safety issue, this is an all-too-easy way to introduce additional required monitoring of what goes on in a car. See this comment for more details.
Shame on New Mexico for electing the moron who started this and those who voted for it.
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Don't worry, the association is named after a fish. This isn't going anywhere.
...he always gives the perfect gifts.
Functionality: You can still link to a specific article.
UI: They really need to put the separators back in between postings. Just having the author's name highlighted isn't enough.
Which is why the only real solution would be to really only use the electronic boxes as a fancy way to print out the receipts. The receipts should always be counted in addition to the electronic ballots.
Ahh, see, I'm not interested in encoding in realtime, I just want the raw video (which is all the device listed in this story does anyway).
Basically all I need is something that does the A->D conversion and just writes frames into a kind of reverse framebuffer that can be read over PCI. Maybe not exactly that (don't know if it would be able to be read fast enough over PCI or even PCI Express), but that would be a good start.
Like I (intended to have) said, I've seen boxes that do this in the ~$2k range that can do this, but I could have been wrong.
There's got to be a way to do this -- I mean, for analog VGA inputs on LCD screens, don't they have to convert that analog signal (which is pretty high resolution/bandwidth) into a digital frame to display on the LCD?
I've looked and looked and not been able to find a reasonable ( $2000 ) way to get component (analog HDTV) video into a computer. This seems like as good a thread as any to ask if anyone knows of a way...
I just got the same box and saw many of the same problems. However, this guy apparently hasn't looked at the config menus -- you can easily change the letterboxing color from grey to black. You can also avoid the delay from changing video formats by properly setting up the box, though documentation on this configuration isn't easy to find.
I will agree that this box is a major POS. The non-HD tuner on it is indeed horrible compared to the Motorola HD boxes TWC distributes. I was pleasantly surprised to find how well the box handles HD "pause live TV" functionality though, but other than that the thing is crap.
Playback is fine as long as you want to watch beginning to end of a recorded program, but seeking is a pain. If you're watching a program being recorded that you started to watch after it began, it will sometimes stop playing when it stops recording. Menu/guide display is very slow.
There are more problems, but these are the big ones I've found so far. However, a moderately well known (maybe?) guy writing a hissy fit in his blog doesn't mean that "cable HDTV isn't ready for primetime". The non-DVR HD boxes that TWC distributes (which this guy explicitly says he doesn't have) work extremely well.
That 100% of the machines I've bought with Windows pre-installed are actually used to run Linux.
The web hosting biz in CA will be picking up and moving elsewhere.
"Don't worry sir, the device you're about to trust your life to is the result of years of research with the Madagascan fat-tailed dwarf lemur."
...I know someone who will be stuck at the back of the line.
all the gaming community wants is F'ING HALF LIFE 2
I mean, did they even bother to future-proof this thing so that when we reach the age of 300m high boats that it won't have to be torn down?
Well, uhm, yeah that's probably it. Deal with it, losers. Sheesh.
This story is one of the best uses for the GatesBorg icon ever.
... that means I finally have a market for my most promising invention: a towel that doesn't get things dry!
Then you're one of the lucky ones.
I had a pony! We all had ponies! My sister had pony, my cousin had pony, so what's wrong with that?
There'd be no war, starvation, or crime, and every child would have a pony.
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No, that is Windows XP
Well as their advertising used to say, it is the choice of a GNU generation.
Having to wait even 3 seconds every time I want to start up the engine on my car is a ridiculous proposal and completely unacceptable.
This bill will be thrown out within 24 hours of the first time someone dies because they weren't able to start and move their car out of the way in time.
Aside from the safety issue, this is an all-too-easy way to introduce additional required monitoring of what goes on in a car. See this comment for more details.
Shame on New Mexico for electing the moron who started this and those who voted for it.