[mythtv-users] Control Cabel Box with USB?

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Thu Apr 26 13:45:56 UTC 2007


On 4/26/07, Tom Weichmann <tomcw at adelphia.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have Time Warner Cable (Formally Adelphia) and recently noticed that my
> digital cable box has a USB port.  The set top box is a Scientific Atlanta
> Explorer 3100.  It is just a tuner and not a DVR, but I am wondering if it is
> possible to control and or stream A/V through this USB?  Does anyone know
> where I can find information on this?

no, but you can over Firewire, and by FCC regulation they have to
provide you with a firewire enabled box if you request it (just in
case they haven't already, but I think by now all the big cable
companies do this by default).

-- 
Steve
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