[mythtv-users] Avermedia A180
michaelachandler at cox.net
michaelachandler at cox.net
Fri Feb 16 23:09:21 UTC 2007
---- Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>
> On Feb 16, 2007, at 3:57 PM, <michaelachandler at cox.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > ---- Kevin Kuphal <kuphal at dls.net> wrote:
> >> michaelachandler at cox.net wrote:
> >>> ---- michaelachandler at cox.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> After lots of looking here, I'm thinking of getting an Avermedia
> >>>> A180 to work with Mythtv, using my Cox cable, for hi-def TV
> >>>> recording.
> >>>>
> >>>> Maybe I missed something, but I found some on ebay with this
> >>>> disclaimer:
> >>>> "Note: Product for free-to-air HDTV broadcasts only, product
> >>>> DOES NOT receive satellite or cable HDTV transmissions."
> >>>>
> >>>> What's this? I couldn't use it with cable, but it appears lots
> >>>> of you are?
> >>>> Thanks.
> >
> >
> >> I love my Avermedia A180s. I have 2 installed in my slave backend.
> >> Work great for QAM cable HDTV. The setup was easy and the drivers
> >> were
> >> out of the box in FC4.
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >
> >
> > Thanks Kevin, but I wonder how does that disclaimer fit? "Note:
> > Product for free-to-air HDTV broadcasts only, product DOES NOT
> > receive satellite or cable HDTV transmissions."
>
> Basically it means it can't decrypt protected content, it can only
> tune ATSC/QAM signals that are transmitted "in the clear".
Got it...thanks!
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