[mythtv-users] Comcast/Xfinity cable card

[Craig Huff]

On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 12:28 PM DaveD <mythtv at guiplot.com> wrote:

> I used to use Comcast's cable box's firewire to record but they stopped
> supporting that some time back.  We opted to rent one of their DVR's,
> but it sucks (got spoiled using MythTV!).  I had local channels working
> well with a dual antenna setup in the attic, but we had a new roof put
> on and signals all went to zero! (No, it's not a metal roof, just
> asphalt comp, but must have something in it the old roof didn't have).
> So, I'm thinking of dumping the Xfinity DVR and moving to a cable card.
> The Xfinity website says they "support" (meaning "allow") use of cable
> cards and have some example manufacturers, including HDHomeRun and
> Hauppauge.
>
> Is anyone currently using a cable card (or other compatible device) with
> Xfinity and Linux?  If so, how is it working?  Are there multiple
> tuners?  Does Xfinity charge per tuner?  Advice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave D.
>
>
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To add to Steve's response, I'm on Xfinity and use a cable card in a Ceton
infiniTV6 eth.  This gets me up to six simultaneous program recordings,
which I rarely do in actual use, but I've done it on purpose to prove it
works.  It works fine (as long as my Myth machine is working).  Xfinity
charges a fixed "rental" fee for the cable card -- currently $10/mo.  My
only caution is that I have to pay attention to which channels I add for
recording/viewing in order to exclude those that turn on the copy-protect
flag.  Some have everything copy-protected and some do it on some
unpredictable basis, so I just exclude any that don't work for live viewing
and then drop those "others" when recordings fail.  It's almost a certainty
that they failed because of copy-protect, but I give it a retry or two
before I take action, just in case.

--
Craig.
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