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Thanks.<br><br>I initially thought as much, but after getting the same (wrong) information from a number of Comcast techs, that actually appeared to know what they were talking about, I was hopeful.<br><br>Oh well, one more thing pushing me to cancel cable, and just watch what I want from the internet.<br><br>Thanks for all the great information.<br><br>Jim<br><br>> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:38:34 -0700<br>> From: robert.mcnamara@gmail.com<br>> To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org<br>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Comcast Cable encrypted channels<br>> <br>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Jim Goddard<monkeys_typing@hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> > I have a digital tuner/capture card Hauppauge HVR2250 that came with a<br>> > remote and IR blasters. The tuner card is working great in MythTV, however,<br>> > I really want to use it to record the cable channels I am paying Comcast<br>> > for. Since my card has ATSC support only so far, I wanted to capture the<br>> > ATSC stream coming out of my cable box, but tune using the IR blaster to<br>> > control the cable box. There is currently no way to supply an external<br>> > channel changing script to MythTV using mythtv-setup for a DVB tuner.<br>> ><br>> > Comcast assures me that my cable box supplies an ATSC signal as well as the<br>> > analog. I have a Motorola DCH70 cable box.<br>> <br>> Comcast is lying to you or doesn't know any better. This box provides<br>> no QAM/ATSC output whatsoever-- QAM modulations is very expensive, and<br>> this box doesn't do it.<br>> <br>> Robert<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> mythtv-users mailing list<br>> mythtv-users@mythtv.org<br>> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users<br><br /><hr />Get your vacation photos on your phone! <a href='http://windowsliveformobile.com/en-us/photos/default.aspx?&OCID=0809TL-HM' target='_new'>Click here.</a></body>
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