[mythtv-users] Telewest and cable in the UK

[mythtv-users]

> Hi all,
>
> I've just moved into a new rented place in Bath where the DVB-T
> reception is notoriously bad. on top of this, my house doesn't have a
> rooftop aerial, so it seems cable is the only option. I've got
> Telewest being installed on Monday, and would like to know what my
> options are/what other people have done. I can see the PVR-x50 option
> with an external infra-red device to control the Telewest STB,

Ah, depends which box it is, some of them are a little tricky.

 but
> this limits me back down to one tuner. Does anything come over the
> cable that can be decoded without the STB, either in analog or digital
> (DVB-C?)

Yes, you can get the standard 5 channels on analog (plus the cable itself
on a 6th channel). ISTR (but don't hold me to it) that you can get some
channels over DVB-T too.

Regards

David