[mythtv-users] HDTV over S-video?

[Matt Pilet]

I too looked into S-video for HD. Unfortunately S-video can only carry a 
max of 576i (on average 480i). I own two PVR 150s and had high hopes for 
my Mythtv box. These hopes were shattered when I purchased a fantastic 
50" Samsung DLP and my cable provider, Charter Communications, provided 
me with a new HD DVR with Firewire, S-video, HDMI, RGB Component Video, 
etc... Had I stuck with a regular TV, I probably wouldn't mind too much 
but Mythtv cannot come close to my cable provider's DVR in picture 
quality. OK, I should clarify myself a little here... Under the current 
available hardware Mythtv cannot provide the same quality as Cable co 
DVRs. It makes me very angry that we all pay a lot of money for 
cable/satellite but we're forced into using their hardware for the 
majority of HD content out there. I purchased a firewire card thinking 
that I could use it only to find that Charter uses 5c encryption on all 
non-analog channels - can't someone crack this for illegitimate use ;) 
It's not like we're trying to "steal" free cable, we are PAYING a 
premium for it. The cable box should decrypt it and pass it on the 
whatever device we're smart enough to throw together. I think a 
"loophole" would be to build a card that has RGB component inputs. I 
haven't been able to find any such card yet. I currently use RGB over 
HDMI because I am VERY happy with the quality it provides. I would be 
interested to here everyone's thoughts on this.

Thank you all for your time. Sorry to rant but this stuff really gets me 
going.

-Matt


Edgar Sigal wrote:
> Thanks.
> I found a good resource at http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ISSUES/STBs.html
> I also found some info on using firewire to send the HDTV signal to the Myth
> box.
> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php#capture and click on FireWire capture
> from a supported cable box
>
> thanks again
>
>
> -Edgar 
> ________________________________________
> From: Ivan Kowalenko [mailto:ivan.kowalenko at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:05 PM
> To: esigal at insidewire.com; Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV over S-video?
>
> On May 25, 2006, at 20.51, Edgar Sigal wrote:
>
>
> Hi
> I am setting up a Myth box, and still unsure about which capture to get.
> I would like to know if it is possible to send an HDTV signal over S-video
> cable.
> You can send an NTSC video from an HDTV cable box, but not HD quality video
> over an S-Video cable.
>
> Ie Scientific Atlanta HD Cable box and plug it into a PVR-150?
> The PVR-150 just encodes analog signals to MPEG-2. It wouldn't know what to
> do with the signal, even if it was possible to send it over the line (which
> it's not).
>
> Will this support true HD signal, or will it be downgraded to NTSC standard?
> NTSC standard. If you were to do what you listed above, you'd get NTSC.
>
> I appreciate any help the tech guru's can provide. I enjoyed the recent Coax
> clarification.
>
> Edgar Sigal
> Insidewire Services Inc.
> E. esigal at insidewire.com
>
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