[mythtv-users] Recommendations for HD capture

[Peter Loron]

On Feb 18, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:

> On Feb 18, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Peter Loron wrote:
>
>> 1. When the digital cutover happens next year, will the various
>> channels on cable wind up all going HD? Or will we mostly be still
>> stuck with 480i - just digital?
>
> There is nothing that says the cable company has to do anything
> differently than they are currently doing. The digital transition is
> for over the air broadcasts only. However, that doesn't mean the cable
> companies WON'T do anything. It's up to them as far as what they want
> to provide. If I know them like I think I know them, they will say,
> "They're making us go digital so now you have to pay for digital."
> which isn't true. But this won't be the first time they lied to make
> money.
>

Actually I was thinking more along the lines of the source of the  
content moving to HD. Studios may move to only doing HD as the % of HD  
capable sets rises. If HD is all the cable companies can get, then  
they'll need to play that.

Of course they will squeeze us for all they can.


>> 2. Since I can wait a while, any reason not to sit tight until the  
>> new
>> capture devices are ready? I'm somewhat slot limited, so I'd like one
>> card that can handle whatever formats Comcast will be carrying into
>> the future (QAM + ?).
>
> Not sure what new capture devices you're waiting for so I can't answer
> that. If you're talking about the Hauppauge Component capture device,
> I believe it's a USB device so no need to worry about an extra PCI  
> slot.

Yes the component capture device is interesting. Wasn't sure if  
anything else new had been announced.

-Pete