[mythtv-users] firewire/comcast/motorolla DHC3200

[Phil Bridges]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Jason <spuppet at comcast.net> wrote:
>  > Hi Marc,
>  >
>  >
>  >  > On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 07:23:44AM -0700, Jason wrote:
>  >
>  > >> You won't be able to record encrypted channels, though.  But, I get most
>  >  >> of
>  >  >> the SD channels unencrypted.  Most of the HD ones are unencrypted, too,
>  >  >> but
>  >  >> the encryption seems to get activated for some programs (not necessarily
>  >  >> the
>  >  >> entire channel).  I have a HD HomeRun as a primary to record broadcast
>  >  >
>  >  > I forgot to ask, do you actually get HD over firewire for HD digital
>  >  > channels
>  >  > that you can't get unencrypted with HD Homerun, or they come out in SD?
>  >
>  >  My experience has been that I can get some of them, some of the time.
>  >  That is, I've been able to tune most of the HD channels at some point in
>  >  time, but other times I have not.  I have not been able to tune HD movie
>  >  channels at all (i.e. Encore, etc. -- The 500 range of channel numbers,
>  >  IIRC)
>  >
>  >  In those cases where I haven't, it's been for new episodes of shows
>  >  running during primetime.  I've assumed that this is because 5C is turned
>  >  on for those specific showings; as a result, I've put my HDHR as a much
>  >  higher priority device than the FireWire tuner to work around this.  Most
>  >  of the shows I want are major broadcast shows anyway.  For the movie
>  >  channels, I assume that 5C is always on.
>  >
>  >  I'm looking forward to the new Hauppauge device to help resolve some of
>  >  this, so I've pre-ordered it.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  Jason
>
>  I wonder if anyone is contemplating creating a web site that keeps
>  track of how different cable providers are encrypting and how
>  different STBs are working?
>
>  - Mark
>

I imagine it may be too many data points.  For instance, a lot of
people have problems with Comcast boxes, but I can get all of my
channels on one box, and all but Cinemax on the other.