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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=937094316-31102007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I've been using the pcHDTV 5500 successfully with Comcast
in the Philadelphia area. It pulls in the unencrypted HDTV channels fine here,
and does a good job with the analog cable channels. You can also tune other
digital, standard definition channels with it as long as they're not encrypted.
Most recent distributions ship with the drivers pre-compiled for it (e.g.
MythDora 4.0) - I've never had to touch the disc that came with it or download
anything from their web site.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=937094316-31102007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Note, though, that it doesn't support on-board MPEG
encoding for the standard definition channels like some other boards. This means
the CPU has to encode the raw data from the card into MPEG format. It's not too
big of a deal for the newer Intel and AMD processors (e.g. my Pentium D has no
problem with it), but it may cause a problem if you're using an older processor
like a Pentium 3.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>C<SPAN class=937094316-31102007>heck out this link on
the MythTV web site for more info about tuner cards (scroll down a little ways
to get to the section "Video Capture Device"):</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Gustavo
Tenrreiro<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 31, 2007 10:30 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
mythtv-users@mythtv.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [mythtv-users] Standard analog cable
with HDTV channels ( what carddo I get ? )<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>I have a basic subcription to timewarner cable, which gets
me about 100 channels ( standard ), and then I get some HDTV channels ( CBS,
ABC, Fox, KLRU, etc ).<BR><BR>What card do I need that would be able to pick up
both types of channels? <BR><BR>I was looking at the pcHDTV HD-3000, or the
5500, would that work?<BR><BR>Thanks<BR></BODY></HTML>