On 9/16/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Fishburn</b> <<a href="mailto:dfishburn.mythtv@gmail.com">dfishburn.mythtv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 9/15/07, jack snodgrass <<a href="mailto:mrlinuxgroups@gmail.com">mrlinuxgroups@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>...<br>> I like to watch US Network ( ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX ) OTA signals on my<br>> $25 Air2PC card. There is plenty of OTA stuff to justify a $25 HDTV
<br>> tuner card.<br><br>I am just thinking about buying an HD capable television, so will want<br>some form of HD content to capture. I am in Guelph, ON, Canada and am<br>loath to spend the extra bucks / month for a Rogers set top box and to
<br>get their HD channels. Not to mention the hassle of doing the IR<br>blasting for the set top box.<br><br>What is the interface from MythTV to the Air2PC card? How do you<br>change channels and so on?<br><br>There is another thread on HD antenna's at the moment, but what are
<br>you using to capture the signal? Do you use an additional antenna for<br>the Air2PC unit?<br><br>How do I know if I am within range of any OTA signals? I have found<br>this page (<a href="http://www.user.dccnet.com/jonleblanc/Canada_TV_Stations/ON.html">
http://www.user.dccnet.com/jonleblanc/Canada_TV_Stations/ON.html</a>)<br>which lists OTA signals for my area. I don't know if I would be able<br>to pick up any additional channels from outside of the Guelph region<br>
(like Kitchener ~ 20 miles / 32 km away).<br><br>What would be some other good choices I can look at to figure out what<br>I might like to purchase? I have seen a lot of posts about the<br>HDHomeRun (~169.00 US). I currently use a Hauppauge card to capture
<br>SD which does the mpg conversion automatically for me. The Air2PC<br>does not, I am not sure how much impact that has on the system while<br>capturing such a large stream (HD).<br><br>The other common choices I have seen on the list are the hd-3000, hd-5500.
<br><br>So, if I was just going to get OTA signals (ATSC), what would you<br>choose currently?<br>If I was going to go the Rogers route and get a set top box (which I<br>believe requires QAM) what would you choose?<br><br>
I also have a Bell ExpressVu receiver (which I am currently not using,<br>but it is hooked up and ready to go). If I put that into the mix as<br>well, what would be the most appropriate hardware I should buy to<br>support my needs moving forward?
<br><br>Thanks for any input.<br>Dave<br>_______________________________________________<br></blockquote></div><br>Dave,<br><br>Please read the Wiki before pasting. Many of your questions can be ansewred Here:<br><a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Configuring_HDTV">
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Configuring_HDTV</a><br><br>MItchell<br>