[tlug] Current state of Linux compatible TV cards in Japan

[Dave M G <dave@example.com>]

TLUG,

I've got a Mythbuntu computer with a Hauppauge PVR-150 TV tuner card in it.

A card which is analog and therefore just on the verge of being obsolete
because of the new digital broadcast standard being implemented.

I'm looking around to see if there are any options for replacing it, but
so far... it doesn't seem promising.

My understanding is that the digital format uses proprietary encoding,
thus preventing non-mainstream manufacturers from making hardware that
can access it, which pretty much pre-empts anything Linux compatible.

This is something I asked on list about a year ago or so, but I thought
it worth checking in again to see if anyone was more informed than me
and knew of options worth investigating.

Is there a way I can get my Mythbuntu box hooked up to Japanese
broadcasting, or am I basically SOL?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

-- 
Dave M G