[mythtv-users] HDTV reception via Cable

Jesse Guardiani jesse at wingnet.net
Thu Mar 9 03:21:21 UTC 2006


On Wednesday 08 March 2006 10:10 pm, Daniel Kristjansson wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 21:25 -0500, Jesse Guardiani wrote:
> > I just called Charter Cable and they say you can't tune HD using coax.
> > They require a receiver and HDMI, etc. No firewire support either.
> 
> If you are in the USA and are getting HDTV they are required by law
> to give you a Firewire capable receiver upon request, which must
> provide you with unencrypted access to at least OTA HDTV broadcast
> channels.
> 
> Now getting one is often akin to pulling teeth, and I would not expect
> them to succeed on the first try, but they are breaking the law if they
> tell you firewire is not available. You should ask to speak to their
> manager. If this fails to get the proper response, get their name and
> write down the time you called. Use this information in your letter to
> the public service commission in your area, CC the cable company. In
> my experience a team of their best cable techs will show up within a
> week with a Firewire capable box and copious apologies.

Well that certainly seems like the way to go. Firewire cards are a lot
cheaper than an HD-3000. What's the catch?
Are all firewire enabled cable boxes capable of being controlled by MythTV?

-- 
Jesse Guardiani
Programmer/Sys Admin
jesse at wingnet.net


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