<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Mark Knecht <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:markknecht@gmail.com">markknecht@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Brad Fuller <<a href="mailto:bradallenfuller@gmail.com">bradallenfuller@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Josh Mastronarde <<a href="mailto:jmastron@gmail.com">jmastron@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Robert, any way to confirm this? Sacramento Comcast hasn't yet<br>
>> announced an analog shutoff, but I'm starting to prepare.<br>
><br>
> I haven't heard that Comcast has announced shutfoff for San Jose/Los<br>
> Gatos/Southbay area either. Does anyone have an official link?<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Brad Fuller<br>
<br>
</div>I looked after the install guys were here a couple of weeks ago. I<br>
couldn't find anything.<br>
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An old saying say "Luck favors the prepared..." I'm trying to make<br>
sure I have a solution thought out should the worst come to pass. It<br>
may turn out nothing comes of this.<br>
<br>
One thing that was interesting about the converter box install was<br>
that it required a call into Comcast with an ID for the box before it<br>
would operate at all. So far the HDHR has just worked.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>My guess is that will change at some point. I've got Time Warner here and I used to get many more channels via QAM, but now we are down to the legally-required locals...</div>
<div><br></div><div>I'd recommend CommandIR ( <a href="http://www.commandir.com">http://www.commandir.com</a> ) for IR control of multiple cable boxes. I've got it controlling two right now with zero issues. USB based, can control up to 4 devices - $69 right now I think. LIRC compatible for send and receive. This would probably be the easiest/cheapest to get you going with the existing PVR-150s. To go the high-def route for non-local/QAM encrypted stuff, you'd need the Hauppauge 1212, and 1 of those per HD cable box, so that would get pricey, although it would be high-def, it does come with an IR controller, and would require you to run SVN trunk at the moment.</div>
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