[mythtv-users] Digital cable HDTV interface

[R. G. Newbury]

Lachek Butalek wrote:
> What are people using for capturing digital HDTV sent over cable? I'm
> subscribed with Cogeco in Ontario, Canada (if it matters) and I'm
> quite unwilling to buy their DVR just so I can get an interface to
> their signal to hook up my own MythTV.
> 
> Are there any (MythTV compatible) digital tuner cards or boxes around
> that handles a digital cable signal, can switch channels and captures
> in HD? Any caveats as far as encrypted signals or anything? Oh, and
> add to that - I'm terminally cheap. :)

The pcHDTV HD3000 card will capture QAM_256 encoded ATSC signals sent 
over cable. I'm doing that for 29 digital channels from Rogers Cable in 
Mississauga.

These are the unencrypted channels, NOT the premium service channels 
which need a settop box. For those you have to fight with getting some 
sort of output out of the box. That generally means firewire. The 
threads here are mainly US oriented, as it appears that no Canadian 
cable co. will actually supply a set top box which has an enable 
firewire output for ANY digital content.

Geoff