[mythtv-users] Some of my pay channels (HBO, Cinemax, Showtime) now work in Myth. SD only

[Tom Bongiorno]

On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Tom Bongiorno <tbjr at bongohut.com> wrote:
> > The first, STB->HDPVR->MythTV->TV vs. STB->TV, but they should yield
> > identical results as the CableCard tuners do not alter the video stream.
>
> Not necessarily.  If the MythTV -> TV output is via HDMI and the STB
> output is component, I was wondering if some of the softness you were
> seeing was caused not by the HDPVR recording, but by your STB
> component output.  In other words, if the STB does digital -> analog
> and the HDPVR does analog -> digital, which of those two conversions
> causes the softness (or is it a bit of both)?  Could it be that I
> don't see that effect not because I'm different than you, but because
> I have a different STB?
>
> Eric
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I could believe that the STB component out was subpar. The STB->TV was DVI,
and the STB->HDPVR was component. It could have easily been the STB's
fault. I think is was a Scientific Atlanta 4250HDC. I did set the HDPVR to
the highest bitrate. That was one of the first things I checked.

-Tom
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