[mythtv-users] Voom integration
Chris Petersen
lists at forevermore.net
Wed Jul 28 21:27:58 EDT 2004
> The only way that I know of to receive HDTV content, and record it,
> now and *in the future* (that's the operative part of that sentence)
> is to capture it OTA with a PC capture card, and currently, the only
> capture card going that works in Linux is the pcHDTV HD-2000. Get it
> while it lasts folks.
The only problem with the pcHDTV card is that it ONLY works for
over-the-airwaves broadcasts.
I do, however, remember a law becoming active recently that requires
cable (dunno about satellite) broadcasters to provide you with a
firewire-enabled box:
Starting April 1, 2004, cable operators must supply, upon request,
HDTV boxes with functional IEEE-1394 (Firewire) connectors, and by
July 1, 2005, all HDTV set-top boxes require a DVI or HDMI interface.
Unfortunately, this does not say that they need to provide you with an
unencrypted signal, as I've read a few people have found out. Also
curious that it says this only applies to HDTV boxes, and not standard
ones (since I believe that everyone charges extra for the HD boxes).
Anyway, just an observation.
-Chris
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