[mythtv-users] Firewire question

[Allan Wilson]

On 8/21/06, Aaron Howard <archanoid at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Just looking for some verification here.  From everything I've read
> (google, old mythtv threads, etc.) it appears using firewire I should be
> able to get the digital cable and HD channels from my SA3250HD box
> (non-5C channels, that is), but I still need an NTSC tuner to get the
> SD/analog channels and some other way to get down-sampled 5C channels.
>
> Is that correct?  It's not a problem, but I'm in the planning phase for
> setting up an HD MythTV rig and trying to cover my bases.
>
> thanks,
> -Aaron
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What channels you will get varies by your provider but in general you will
not be able to get all your channels so most opt to go with a combo firewire
for HD channels and something like a PVR150 for analog channels. It's what I
am using and works pretty good.

Allan
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