[mythtv-users] Firewire - Shaw - Score HD

[Kane Tse]

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Mark Hutchinson <markhsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > 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.
>
> Are you still using Myth?  What are you using now?  I am interested in
> alternative providers ( other than SHAW ) for Mythtv capture in Canada.
>

Yes, still using MythTV.  I currently use OTA (HDHomerun) for most
recordings, and then have an HD-PVR hooked up to a single Optik TV
(Telus) controlled via IR blaster.  Everything is working quite well,
although the HD-PVR seems to be sensitive to heat... Ever since I've
placed it on a wire rack, the HDPVR recordings have been much more
reliable.