[mythtv-users] Standard Cable??

[Brian M. Bennett]

I am considering building a MythTV and have a couple brief questions as
I begin my research. 
 
Can I run MythTV from my standard cable line that comes from the street?
I do not have a box from the cable company. I simply run the coax cable
from the wall to my VCR and then from my VCR to my TV. I subscribe to
Time Warner Cable and only get the basic and standard tiers. I am not
interested in the digital platform yet as I am trying to minimize my
cable bill. Do I need a converter box that comes with either a DirectTV
box or a Time Warner Cable box in order to use MythTV?
 
Also, seeing how I do not have a fancy converter box with an integrated
TV guide, where would the MythTV get its TV guide from in my scenario?
Is there a third party vendor that supplies the TV listing for my area
and my cable provider? 
 
Does anyone have any architecture diagrams that would portray the MythTV
setup at a high level. I would like to see the cable source going to the
computer and then linking into various AV components (i.e. Stereo, TV,
VCR, DVD Player, etc). I realize that everyone setup is different for
the most part but still would like to see a high level conceptual layout
of the infrastructure.
 
Thanks
 
-Brian
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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