[mythtv-users] Getting a Motorola 6200 Box from Chicago Comcast

[Willy Boyd]

On 10/19/06, Matt Garman <matthew.garman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/19/06, Dewey Smolka <dsmolka at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > set-top box.  The box they gave me is a General Instrument.
> > > Unfortunately, this STB has neither firewire nor any working outputs
> > > that will work with my PVR-150.
> >
> > The box must have an RF output -- how else would you hook it up to a TV?
>
> The box has only two outputs as far as I can tell, an RCA composite
> video + 2 RCA for audio, or coaxial output (I assume that's what you
> call RF, right)?
>
> My PVR-150 only has one RCA input, so I could get the video but no sound.
>

Get a RCA to stereo mini-jack converter for the line-in that should be
on your PVR-150.

As for the RF out, you know how you have to put your TV on channel 3
or 4 to view that direct feed? (and change the channels on the STB)
Well, same goes for the PVR.  If you did have it set to Tuner input
and on the channel that your STB is set to output to, I'll bet you
should get good video and sound.  If not I really can't saw what's up
with that, but regardless you're going to get a much better picture by
using the Composite feed anyway.