[mythtv-users] HD-3000 analog support (was Re: Thanks!)

[Dylan R. Semler]

Robert Tsai wrote:

>On Sat, Feb 18, 2006 at 06:15:01PM -0500, Daniel Kristjansson wrote:
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>>On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 18:10 -0500, Robert Tsai wrote:
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>>>If you record on a card that has no encoder (e.g., HD-3000), then
>>>you don't have the option of "recording in a lower format in the
>>>first place".
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>>This comment is so 24 hours ago :)
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>>Check out the HD-3000 analog support in SVN..
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>Heh.
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>Is this a "because it can" kind of thing? I get broadcast HDTV with my
>HD-3000 cards. Why would I want to get broadcast analog instead?
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>If I wanted analog cable TV, I could get a PVR-500 for the same price,
>and have two tuners ...
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>What am I missing?
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If you only have an HD-3000, without analog support you can only view 
the local HD channels plus a few extra that are sent over in unencrypted 
digital.  You need analog support to view any of the other channels, 
which constitute a vast majority of the cable channels.

Dylan