[mythtv-users] scanning Comcast channels?

Greg greg12866 at nycap.rr.com
Sat May 31 19:18:48 UTC 2008


Jim Marshall wrote:
> Hi,
>  I have myth 0.21 (MythoDora 5.0) and it is working great. I just 
> recently bought a new HDTV and connected the cable wire directly into 
> the TV. The TV detected a bunch of digital channels including the 
> local HD broadcast ones (PBS, CBS etc...). I currently have my pcHDTV 
> 3000 card hooked up to an antenna but I get a lot of drop outs and 
> pixelation. Since the cable offers the same channels I wanted to try 
> and hook the cable up to the pcHDTV card but I am not sure which 
> "Frequency" or "Modulation" to set. I tried a few different 
> combinations (cable/qam-256, cable-hrc/qam-256 etc..) but generally I 
> get either "no lock" or I get a lock and then "No Tables".
>
> Any one have a hint what I need to setup the scan for (freq, 
> modulation etc...)?
>
> BTW - I am in Billerica MA and have Basic cable (no cable box).
>
> Thanks
>
>
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I don't have Comcast but i am sure it's the same as mine (Time Warner) 
Mine is qam-256 and cable..We have channels  below 100 and also above 
(104) so in order to get all the channels i do a full scan from 2 to 150....


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