[mythtv-users] HD -> Firewire or USB Conversion?
David Frascone
dave at frascone.com
Tue Apr 10 21:29:54 UTC 2007
So -- (Quick subject change and top-post ;) How much would you guys pay
for a HD -> firewire (or HD -> USB) conversion box?
I've got some hardware pals, and I've sent them a mail . . . What I'm
thinking is a small box with Component, HDMI, etc inputs, and firewire &
USB output. It would either just pass through an unencrypted digital
stream, or, recompress an analog one (either MPEG2 or MPEG4). (I'm
assuming that component signals are analog)
I don't know what the hardware would cost . . . but if it could be done
-- wouldn't that fix everything? (Plus offload the encoding of the
stream to hardware, allowing the backend to simply stream to disk.)
Comments?
-Dave
Chris Petersen wrote:
> David Frascone wrote:
>
>> Ok -- I've seen a few posts about firewire. It seems like the gist of
>> it is: Some STB's have firewire output. And, if I find a HD box with
>> firewire output, then I should be able to store all un-encrypted
>> streams. So -- that will *probably* give me all HD channels, except for
>> the premium ones? Or, does Comcast generally encrypt all their HD
>> channels? Does anyone know (Roswell, GA, North Fulton County)
>>
>
> Comcast is a franchise, so results will vary based on your region. In
> the Seattle area, all channels you pay for are open, including stuff
> like HBO HD and all of the SD channels.
>
> As for the box, the FCC law requires that any HD customer who asks for
> it must be provided with a box containing an active firewire port. They
> only require that the cableco provide access to stations available over
> the air in HD, but many of them also give you the whole channel listing
> (if you're lucky).
>
>
>> So -- is there no good solution for premium HD recording? If I switched
>> to DirecTV or DishNetwork would it be easier to capture HD?
>>
>
> Only if by "easier" you mean "no effort expended because it's not
> possible at all".
>
> -Chris
>
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