[mythtv-users] Digital Capture

[adam]

Awe, so channels like HBO and sport packages come in encrypted. I'd have 
to do the cable box thingy then, and redirect my irda. I was hoping to 
not have to do that.

Kevin Kuphal wrote:

>adam wrote:
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>>I'm looking for a digital capture card (so I can record hockey) for 
>>linux/mythtv. Does anybody have any recommends? I'm looking for analog 
>>and digital all in one. Thanks in advance.
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>This will depend on your country of origin.  I will assume that you are 
>in the US since I am and I can only talk intelligently about that. 
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>The only way is to use a firewire capable cable box from your cable 
>provider and then, only if the channel you want to record is provided 
>unencrypted to the firewire port.  Being that it is a special package 
>(as you noted in another email), I doubt this is the case so there 
>really is no way for you to capture the pure digital stream from your 
>cable provider. 
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>Kevin
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