<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Daniel Dunning <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dan3501@yahoo.com">dan3501@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div>Ideally, I would like to record content from FIOS. I have an HD-PVR from Verizon, for which I pay $15/month which has only about 25-20hrs of recording of HD content. I'd love to switch that out for a standard STB. I'm not sure if anyone from the greater Washington DC area has any info on how Fios is delivered around here.<br>
</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br>Do you have a cable ready TV? Preferably one with a digital tuner. If so, plug it into the cable directly. If you can get digital channels, that's clear QAM. Analog only is also possible, I'm just not that familiar with FIOS as we can't get it here. <br>
<br>The two tuner cards will let you record 2 channels at once. IF they can tune the FIOS signal directly. If not, you will need an STB + an analog capture card and IR blaster for each recording you wish to handle at the same time. <br>
<br>I seem to remember reading somewhere that FIOS supported CableCard devices, so there is a fairly good chance it will work with QAM tuners. Even if it does, you will not be able to record any encrypted channels. That usually includes all premium channels but can include just about anything they want to. The only way to know for sure is to try it, which is why I suggested a TV as you probably already have one that can tune QAM if you have a recent HDTV. It's always irritating to buy stuff just to find out it won't work. :) <br>
<br>Myth will likely never work with CableCard, so encrypted channels are out of the question without analog capture. For HD, that leaves you with the HD-PVR device controlling a STB. Not the cheapest way, but certainly the most flexible. <br>