[mythtv-users] One Card for Analog/Digital Cable and HDTV?

[Tom E. Craddock Jr.]

Brian Long wrote:

>I'm just about to order gear for my first MythTV setup.  I was planning
>to use the typical Hauupage cards with digital cable set-top boxes and
>S-Video capture with infrared blasters.  Then I started reading about
>DVB, QAM256, etc. and it made me wonder if I can buy a Fusion or other
>card that will capture my existing analog and digital cable (non-HD) and
>also support HD-over-cable capture if I enable that programming with
>Time Warner.
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>I would appreciate any clarification around DVB-C (cable HD?) and QAM256
>(digital cable?) capture cards are recommended.
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Doubt it, as TW isnt known for letting digital cable channels be decoded 
by cards, ie they are encrypted.  Some HD channels come in for me, but 
not enough to make it worth it, HBO, Showtime, ESPN, In HD, HD Net, are 
all encrypted and cant be decoded by any QAM capable card, the local OTA 
HD channels, NBC, CBS, ABC and the like arent encrypted.  Same for the 
digital channels, they all need the cable box hooked up to a happauge 
card thru either the S-Vid or Composite along with L and R audio.  You 
could also request a firewire enabled cable box, and see what, if any, 
channels come in over that.  Search the list for firewire info, this has 
been discussed exhaustively.

Tom