[mythtv-users] Newbie Questions
greg at nodecam.com
greg at nodecam.com
Mon Dec 18 15:39:47 UTC 2006
>> I have shaw in Saskatoon (you didn't mention where you're from) and I
>> get
>> most channels over firewire with the DCT6200. When I had a free preview
>
> How exactly does that work? So the MythTV backbend just pulls the feed
> form the box? Can you use the Shaw box and record at the same time?
Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you...Crazy time of year ;)
In effect, the box is hooked up to my Myth backend, and sends info over
firewire, but when recording with Myth, you can't watch a different
channel on the cable box - it's only got one tuner, and the tuner is busy.
The video outputs are live, so you could watch it on your TV as you
record it I suppose.
My 6200 is in the basement though, hooked up to Myth. I don't use it for
anything but Myth - nor do I see a lot of reasons why you'd need to -
unless you want to watch something that's on one of the evil 5C=1
channels.
The main TV is hooked up to a Myth frontend only - there is no TV fed into
it any other way - and I haven't missed having a STB sitting next to it or
anything. My main TV is a 10 year old 27" CRT though, so YMMV ;)
The nice thing about the firewire solution is that you get the identical
stream captured to your hard drive that you get live - there's no
recompression.
Greg
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