[mythtv-users] Advice on Cable/Satellite Providers
Mike Wohlgemuth
mjw at woogie.net
Tue May 20 19:58:47 EDT 2003
This is somewhat of topic, but I'm trying to decide amongst various TV
provider options, and one of the considerations is how well the
providers will work with MythTV. Here are my options:
Comcast Digital Cable
RCN Digital Cable
DirecTV
Dish Network
All of these require some sort of set top box. My experience so far has
been with analog cable, so I'm not clear on what, other than having
MythTV call an external tuning script, I will need to get any of these
working. I know there is a possibility of using a serial interface with
certain set top boxes, and I know I could probably get an IR blaster
that would work with most things, but if anyone has any specific advice
about set top boxes to get to work with any of these providers, or ones
to avoid, I'd appreciate it. We're in Boston, if that helps, since I
know that some providers use different set top boxes in different areas.
Any tips you might have would be great.
Thanks
Mike
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