[mythtv-users] Firewire - Shaw - Score HD

[Kane Tse]

>
> I am still capturing all of my SHAW HD from my HDPVR due to this.  I tried
> with Firewire a couple of years back and saw too many issues.  Now I just
> use Firewire for channel changing.
> Do you find that this works fine for all other channels?  As a fellow
> Canadian with Shaw, I would be really interested in hearing about your
> experiences.  I have been thinking of trying another source for TV ( Telus
> or Sat )
>

Once one eliminated the locked/protected channels (mostly the premium
HD channels like National Geographic, Discovery HD, The Score HD) from
MythTV, I used a daisy chained Motorola DCT-6200 and DCT-6416 very
successfully with Shaw cable (Vancouver) for 3 years from 2008 to
2011.  Had no zero-length or failed recordings over firewire capture
after the initial set-up period.

Unfortunately, I had to leave Shaw for other reasons (pricing).  But
the firewire-based capture never failed me.  It's too bad some of
their newer hardware doesn't have firewire ports anymore.