[mythtv-users] Tuning QAM for Charter Cable with HD3000

Warren warren-lists at icruise.com
Thu Mar 23 13:38:20 UTC 2006


Jesse Guardiani wrote:
> So is the concensus that QAM is encrypted on Charter Cable?
> Or is there something wrong with jb's setup/card?
>
> I bought an AverTV A180 and followed the guide on the wiki. I'm getting
> the same issue with Charter Cable: Scan comes up with channels, but mplayer
> can't play the streams. It detects the video as MPEG-TS, but states NO_VIDEO!
> NO_AUDIO! Is that textbook encrypted behavior?
>   
While I do not know this for a fact, I believe that part of the federal
must-carry laws state the the local OTA channels may not be encrypted, 
so I would think that it is more likely that the hardware is bad.

W


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