[mythtv-users] HDTV reception via Cable

[Steven Adeff]

On 3/8/06, Jesse Guardiani <jesse at wingnet.net> wrote:
> 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?

the two most used boxes are yes. the catch, you may not get many
channels via firewire. that and the firewire capture code in 0.19
doesn't work properly and you will get lots of glitches until its
fixed.

--
Steve