[mythtv-users] Mult-system design

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Thu Oct 26 23:22:35 UTC 2006


On Oct 26, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Remco Treffkorn wrote:

> On Thursday 26 October 2006 14:59, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>> On Oct 26, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Remco Treffkorn wrote:
>>> I got the re-wirering done by switching from Dish to DirecTV. The
>>> installation
>>> was free. I got three STBs (one HD) also for free and a twelve month
>>> discount. I could have gotten more STBs for free, but they add $5
>>> to your
>>> monthly bill, so I thought 3 are enough.
>>>
>>> Maybe Dish offers a similar deal. Maybe the easyest way for you is
>>> to switch?
>>>
>>> Strangely my shows kept recording, despite the different lineup
>>> between the
>>> two providers.
>>
>> Sorry to thread-jack a bit, but are you capturing HD from DirecTV? If
>> so, how are you accomplishing it? I haven't read anything that has
>> convinced me that it can be done out of the box (meaning.. without
>> hardware hacking at the DirecTV HD box). Right now I'm only doing HD
>> OTA, but would consider a DirecTV upgrade to HD if I can get the
>> content into Myth.
>
> Sorry to burst your bubble, but no. I only got the hd box for its  
> digital
> optical out, hoping to get surround when provided. That I have not  
> working
> either.
>
> Cheers,
> Remco

Oh, well. I was hoping not to ditch my whole DirecTV system and move  
over to cable since I hate Comcast so much (they're especially  
terrible in SF from everything I'd read). If they don't get on the  
ball and allow me to use MythTV with their offering in the next year  
or so, I'm going to have to break down and switch.


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