[mythtv-users] Zenith DTT900 Digital Converter with MythTV

[Peter A. Daly]

>> I'd suggest getting a PCI/USB DVB/ATSC tuner when usable OTA signals
>> are available, and only resort to using a framegrabber/hardware
>> capture card when there is no other means of getting those signals
>> into the machine.
>>
> The converter boxes cost $10-$20 and the PCI/USB tuners are quite a bit more
> than that and it is kind of a shame to waste the nice reliable PVR-150s that we
> already have.    I do have one ATSC tuner, but transcode everything down to SD
> anyway for display and to cut down storage requirements.
>
> My frontend set top box does support HD and only 1 of my TV's can even do HD,
> and I expect a lot of others are in similar situations.
>
Exactly.  I couldn't (and didn't) say it better myself.  In my case,
none of my TV's can do HD.

-Pete