[mythtv-users] HDTV, Myth, HD-2000, HD-3000, questions galore (and hopefully answers from the smart people... )

[Brandon Beattie]

On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 10:06:02PM -0500, Roy Murphy wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:01:50 -0500, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > is there such a thing as unencrypted QAM offered by any of the US
> > cable companies?  If so, do folks believe that will be the case for a
> > while?  I am curious as to, beside broadcast channels in HD, what can
> > the HD-3000 give you?
> 
> It's my understanding that the FCC requires OTA channels to be
> unencrypted on cable. I don't know if any cable companies actually
> *offer* unencrypted HD locals today. We might not know until QAM
> support is released and we start trying it here and there.

Atleast here in Utah, Comcast is unencrypted and has been tested with
the pcHDTV HD-3000 card and it works just fine.  From my pinging around,
it seems about half the US has unencrypted QAM.

--Brandon