[mythtv-users] Happauge HVR-1800 . . . latest opinions?

[Allen Edwards]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:

> On Wednesday 25 February 2009 13:48:50 stefan_jones at comcast.net wrote:
> > My mythbox currently has a Happauge PVR-150 and a pcHDTV3000. Working
> just
> > fine.
> >
> > My Comcast network is going "mostly all digital" in a couple of months.
> >
> > The "low end" Basic Cable channels (2-32 or so) will still be available
> in
> > analog form for a few years, but everything else (SciFi, Comedy Central,
> is
> > being replaced with digital equivalents.
>
> If they are forcing you to pay for an STB in order to receive what you get
> now
> you should report them to the government. They have said they want to know
> about any activity of that sort by the cable companies. They are trying to
> take advantage of the confusion over the digital conversion in order to pry
> more dollars out of their subscribers, and the FCC has said they want to
> keep
> an eye on that kind of thing.
>
> --
> beww


You could be right but I thought as long as the OTA stuff did not require a
rental they were OK.  If they take the OTA stuff digital, they need to
provide the STB.

Allen
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