[mythtv-users] Comcast Set-Top Box and OSD

[Jeff Clark]

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Brad DerManouelian
<myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
> Jeff Clark wrote:
>  > I'm not running anything HD (since I have neither an HD tuner nor an
>  > HDTV), so everything's in SD.  Comcast just told me that all the
>  > channels are encrypted and that I would have to have a box to get
>  > anything besides local channels.  (Sarcastic love towards Comcast!)
>  >
>  > So I have to use a box, and it's an SD box.
>  >
>  Sounds like the answer is to take your coax and plug it into your
>  capture card and hope for the best!
>
>  I don't think I said anything that would be different if you were
>  running either HD or SD. Just speaking to the digital/analog differences.
>

Gotcha.

Right now I have my coax plugged directly into my capture card and I
get the first 12 channels and a random channel 25.  I guess Comcast is
right - I need to have a box.

Thanks for your help!