[mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

Chris Ribe chrisribe at gmail.com
Wed Dec 28 20:03:37 EST 2005


On 12/28/05, Jason Weinstein <potuncle at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What about getting a HDTV hardware-based encoder that can take component
> in?


There just aren't any commercially available.



You could then go from the cable box via component to the encoder in the
> computer and have DVI or component going from the computer to your TV. Use
> LIRC and a IR-blaster to control your cable box.
>
> I, personally am sticking to OTA HDTV and not paying for trash.
>
>
> On 12/27/05, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com > wrote:
>
> > >Digital broadcasting in the US is trash.
> >
> > It's no more trash than analog TV, though.  Just better protected trash
> > ;-)
> >
> > On 12/27/05, Brandon Stoll < mrmagoo at mrmagoo.org > wrote:
> > >
> > > On 12/26/05, Alex Malinovich < demonbane at the-love-shack.net> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 17:49 -0800, Ian Forde wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 18:11 -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > > > > > There are two ways to capture HDTV.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1)  OTA with an HDTV tuner card
> > > > > > 2)  via Firewire from a cable box like the Motorola DCT-6200
> > > (IIRC).
> > > > > > This is limited only to the channels that the cable provider
> > > provides
> > > > > > unencrypted on the firewire port
> > > > >
> > > > > Make that 3...
> > > > >
> > > > > 3) Cable QAM with an HDTV tuner card to get the digital channels
> > > that
> > > > > that the cable provider provides... effectively a subset of option
> > > 1,
> > > > > but suitable for those in places where HD antennae can't be put up
> > > > > effectively...
> > > >
> > > > So if I get an HDTV card like the pcHDTV-3000 and it has support for
> > > QAM
> > > > (which I believe the 3k does), I can just plug the cable into the
> > > card
> > > > and have it pick up any unencrypted HD channels? So HBO-HD probably
> > > > won't work, but Fox HD should, right? Or is there something else I'm
> > > > missing?
> > > >
> > > > And what about encoding the video? If I get a hardware encoder can
> > > it
> > > > encode HD content the same way as regular content, or am I going to
> > > be
> > > > looking at doing software encoding for HD?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks much for the help.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > You might want to find a TV with a built-in tuner or something to that
> > >
> > > extent to find out what exactly you're going to be getting over QAM.
> > > I get the big networks, Discovery Times, and TNT... but from other
> > > comments it seems to vary a lot depending on provider.
> > >
> > > I like getting the networks in HD and all, but spending $100+ to only
> > > get like 6 channels is disappointing.
> > >
> > > So basically, firewire has 5C copy protection, QAM has little content,
> > > OTA has (understandably) limited content.  Digital broadcasting in the
> > > US is trash.
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