[mythtv-users] HD canada

Tom Lichti tom at redpepperracing.com
Tue Apr 17 15:31:32 UTC 2007


Craig Treleaven wrote:
> At 12:07 AM -0400 4/17/07, Daniel Agar wrote:
>   
>> What are other Canadians doing for HD content? I can't receive any atsc
>> broadcasts where I'm located so what other options do we have in Canada
>> (Southern Ontario). After some quick googling I haven't seen any success
>> stories in using rogers digital STBs with firewire or anything with bell
>> expressvu other than PVR 150x with IR blasters.
>>     
>
> You don't say where you are located--a lot of Southern Ontario _can_ receive digital OTA.  Have a look at Digital Home Canada's OTA Reception forum:
>
> http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=129
>   
Yep, I am in Southern Ontario (Brampton) and I get around 12 or so OTA 
HD channels from Toronto and Buffalo.
> Can't help you with firewiring STBs--never done that.
>   
There is a thread on Digital Home Canada about it, there has been some 
success with Rogers STB's, but it seems pretty hit or miss.  There isn't 
too much I'm not getting OTA HD that I would want in HD (TSN and 
Discovery/TLCC would be nice though).

Tom



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