[mythtv-users] Firewire on digital cable box - what to ask for?

griz_quattro griz_quattro at tx.rr.com
Fri Apr 27 22:56:29 UTC 2007


Dan Brown wrote:
> Quoting Erik Karlin <e_karlin at yahoo.com>:
> 
>> I've heard in the past, and probably on this list, that many cable
>> companies only give out firewire enabled STBs when you get their PVR
>> STB.
> 
> I called back, and it doesn't sound like this is the case.  From what  
> the rep said (who, again, didn't seem to know much, but found a little  
> information), they have two models of HD STBs with firewire--one is  
> the DVR, and one is the regular STB.  The HD part has me a little  
> curious--I don't subscribe to HD at this time, and don't know that I  
> really care to--but it'll be interesting to see what they come up with.
> 
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Dan,

Try explaining that it sometimes referred to as 1394.
The manager I spoke with at Time-Warner couldn't find
'firewire' in any of their documentation.

1394=firewire and firewire=1394


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