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

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Fri Apr 27 23:37:34 UTC 2007


On 4/27/07, Dan Brown <dan at familybrown.org> 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.

yes, firewire is only a feature of HD capable boxes, i don't believe
any of the box manufacturers makes non-HD firewire enabled boxes. you
shouldn't need to pay for HDTV to get one of these boxes.

-- 
Steve
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