<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Gordon McCrae <<a href="mailto:gordon.mccrae@googlemail.com">gordon.mccrae@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
My friend was over on Scotland recently and loved my MythTV setup, now<br>
he's back home in Minneapolis he's looking to build his own system.<br>
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Server and Linux wise I have that covered, however I have no idea about<br>
connecting up his Comcast cable TV.<br>
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He tells me that he currently has an analogue solution, and simply tunes<br>
his TV stations to each of the cable stations, however when he called to<br>
get a second feed, they've told him it will need to be digital and will<br>
come with a tuner box.<br>
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Any pointers on the best way to integrate this with MythTV, and what<br>
tuner cards would be required.<br>
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I had thought a simple PVR-250 would be fine for the analogue feed, but<br>
even then he'll only have one channel available at a time to tune / record.<br>
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Also, if the digital feed is do-able, what would he need on the PC<br>
hardware side to control channel selection?</blockquote><div><br>If all he's interested in is basic cable, he doesn't need to talk to comcast for a second feed, just get a cable splitter. Then he can have one go into the TV so he can watch it the way he currently does without Myth and one going into a PVR-250 or 500.<br>
<br>If he does want to go with a digital box, you can still use the PVR-250 composite or S-video input to capture, but you'll need some method of changing channels. If you're lucky he'll get a box with a serial port on back (and if you don't you might be able to take it into the cable office and exchange it - technicians don't always have them available but they usually have them in the office) which you can use a USB->serial cable to change channel, otherwise you need an IR blaster.<br>
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