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Non-broadcast channels will be encrypted, so you'll need Comcast's box,
unfortunately. Broadcast channels you should be able to pick up but
they are a bit tricky to find in my experience. Something to do with
them not being marked properly so they don't show up in scans, you have
to add them manually and it will work. The dtv_multiplex table I
think. I'm not sure, and this is based on my experiences over a year
ago.<br>
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I use the pcHDTV HD-3000 which I highly recommend. The current model
is the HD-5500, which my roommate has, but we still haven't gotten
QAM256 scanning working on it. Even at school where channels are
correctly marked for scanning (i.e., my HD-3000 picks them up, but his
HD-5500 doesn't). If you use the development version of the kernel
drivers you might have better luck.<br>
<br>
I guess if you get the Comcast box as a rental it's not too much. Then
you'll get a bunch of extra channels like Discovery HD that you
wouldn't be able to get otherwise (normally you'd only be able to get
ABC, CBS, etc.). The Comcast box probably only has analog out, but if
it's component then it's still pretty good. Unfortunately I don't know
a card that captures component. The pcHDTV cards capture composite,
but it would look really bad.<br>
<br>
--Geoff Mishkin <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gmishkin@bu.edu"><gmishkin@bu.edu></a><br>
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Alex Malinovich wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I just recently found out that Comcast in my area actually provides a
dozen or so HD channels over basic cable (I don't actually have a cable
box), so I'd like to find a card that I can just plug a cable into and
have it pick up both standard and HD channels. Any ideas? The cheaper
the better, as long as it's not crippled.
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