[mythtv-users] Mythtv with DirecTV

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 12:12 AM, DryHeat122 . <dryheat122 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi.  I am thinking about switching from cable to DirecTV.  In a Google
> search I found contradictory advice about whether their equipment will work
> with MythTV, but they were kind of old posts.  Can anyone tell me the latest
> on this or point me to a definitive link?

AFAIK, most current DirecTV boxes only output HDCP protected
HDMI and analogue component, so you would need to consider
something like the HD-PVR connected to the component outputs.
The HD-PVR is reasonably well supported in MythTV.