[mythtv-users] Comcast Cable, Atlanta GA

[Matthew Mousseau]

What are the differences in the files that your box records? Are SD
channels a certain size, and HD another?

Matthew Mousseau
AMSVans, Inc. Webmaster
matt at amsvans.com


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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Peter Judge
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 3:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Comcast Cable, Atlanta GA



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Subject: [mythtv-users] Comcast Cable, Atlanta GA
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:47:28 -0400
From: "Matthew Mousseau" <gtg944f at mail.gatech.edu>
To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>
>
>I'm in the atlanta area, and considering rebuilding my mythbox to use 
>the motorola 6200 series cable boxes via firewire, and my question is
>this: has anyone in the atlanta area done this through comcast? Every 
>time I call to ask about whether or not I can request / buy the cable 
>box I get someone with the IQ of a brick or who is determined to be 
>useless.
>
>Also, If i get digital cable + whatever HD channels they offer, will I 
>be able to record them both from one tuner?

I can't answer the first part, but I can get both HD and SD channels out
of my Moto STB. I'm with RCN in Boston though; dunno if this is a
provider-type setting, or whether this is a hardware thing. This
probably doesn't help a whole lot, but at least you know now that it is
possible.

The other nice thing is that you can use the firewire to do the channel
changes, and get rid of the IR blaster, if you have one.
 
Regards,
Peter