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

[Mudit Wahal]

On 2/18/06, Robert Tsai <rtsai1111 at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 18, 2006 at 05:11:04PM -0800, Mudit Wahal wrote:
> > On 2/18/06, Robert Tsai <rtsai1111 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2006 at 06:15:01PM -0500, Daniel Kristjansson wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 18:10 -0500, Robert Tsai wrote:
> > > > > 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".
> > > >
> > > > This comment is so 24 hours ago :)
> > > >
> > > > Check out the HD-3000 analog support in SVN..
> > >
> > > Heh.
> > >
> > > 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?
> > >
> > > If I wanted analog cable TV, I could get a PVR-500 for the same price,
> > > and have two tuners ...
> > >
> > > What am I missing?
> >
> > HD3000 has QAM support. So, you can record both HD channels and SD
> > channels from the cable. Its more cable thingy than OTA.
>
> Ah, thanks.
>
> Obvious to everyone except me, who only watches broadcast TV and has
> no cable TV ... :).
>
> --Rob
>
What is cable ? Never heard of it !

[ Two HD OTA tuners (HD3000 and Dvico Fusion Lite) and proud of them :-)
Recording Olympic HD and Cast Away at 8pm ]

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