[mythtv-users] Question about Firewire and Digital Cable

[Tom E. Craddock Jr.]

Michael Tiller wrote:

> I'm interested in finding a digital cable receiver that will allow me 
> to stream (via firewire) directly to my MythTV box.  I just called WOW 
> and they said that they provide Scientific Atlanta 3100/3200 boxes.  
> They seemed somewhat vague about *exactly* what they provided.  If I 
> get really serious, I'll try to pin them down, but that isn't my 
> question...
>
> I notice that people talk about 3250's as having firewire ports.  But, 
> what the guy from WOW said was that they had to license these ports in 
> order to use them and that WOW does not license them.  The bottom line 
> (at least according to him) is that there is no way to use a firewire 
> port on a receiver even if your receiver has such a port.
>
> Does this sound right?  Anybody with WOW (ideally in SE Michigan :-) 
> care to comment?
>
> Thanks a bunch if you can confirm (or even better, refute) this 
> information.
>
> --
> Mike
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The people @ WOW are woefully wrong.  Search this list at 
gossamer-threads (google search mythtv & gossamer-threads) for FCC and 
Firewire, youll find posts linking to the FCCs requirement of firewire 
ports as of July '04.

Tom