[mythtv-users] OT: Comcast Chicago changing channel lineup, SCI-FI moving to digital only

[Jim Reith]

At 02:15 PM 8/9/2005, you wrote:
>On Tue, 2005-08-09 at 13:51 -0400, Scot L. Harris wrote:
> >
> > Still have that channel here.
>
>Wow.  Cableco lied to me.  Imagine my surprise.

Still available in new England as well


> > Currently I have the cable going direct to the PVR-350 and PVR-250.
>
>Yup.
>
> > I
> > assumed this was the basic analog service.
>
>Analog service anyway.  Not sure about the adjectives.
>
> > If/when they go full digital
> > which cards can be used?
>
>None.  Welcome to America.

Not true. Both cards will work using their S-Video inputs


> > Or do we have to play games with IR blasters
> > to switch channels on the cable box?
>
>Yup.

yeah


> > Would not be good having to have a
> > separate cable box for each encoder.
>
>Yup.  Sounds like the cableco has a cash crop side business in selling
>marked up cable boxes huh?  And since every cableco is using some
>different technology, it's not like 20 years ago when you needed a
>"standard" cable box just to get more channels and we just had to wait
>for TVs to have the cable box integrated into it.  How many TV
>manufacturers do you think are going to put 17 different digital tuners
>in their TVs.

Charter is nice enough to provide additional digital boxes for a buck a
month rental after you buy the initial service so it's not a big deal other
than needing two IRBlasters


>It's not like standards don't exist though.  DVB for one.  American
>cablecos just want to lock you into their service by making you have to
>"throw away" a large investment in hardware to change providers.
>Apparently Europeans didn't stand for that and now they have DVB (for
>satellite at least anyway) and can buy their tuners anywhere they want
>(and with one standard, TV makers will have one thing they can integrate
>into the TV).
>
>b.
>
>
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