<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Craig Huff <huffcslists@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users@mythtv.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, July 12, 2010 5:02:34 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [mythtv-users] How to best deal with Comcast's "Improved" Lineup?<br></font><br>
>On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Scott Smith <<a ymailto="mailto:pickle136@sbcglobal.net" href="mailto:pickle136@sbcglobal.net">pickle136@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br>>> From: Craig Huff <<a ymailto="mailto:huffcslists@gmail.com" href="mailto:huffcslists@gmail.com">huffcslists@gmail.com</a>><br>>><br>>> snip...<br>>><br>>> In other words, I'll be shelling out more cash per month to get what I<br>>> had now that they've "improved" the lineup. Sigh.<br>>><br>><br>> Craig,<br>><br>> You should double check with comcast, i just went through the digital change<br>> and they provided a converter kit free of charge. This included either 3<br>> DTA's or 2 DTA'a and 1 STB (can handle OnDemand).<br><br>Scott,<br><br>The extra $$$ is to upgrade my subscription from "basic basic analog"<br>to the lowest tier digital service that has the channels I want back.<br>-- about $40/month
extra, and yes, the FAQ says I get 1 STB and up to<br>two DTAs free, but the fourth will cost me around another $2/mo and if<br>I can't train the family to use MythTV exclusively, I'll need even<br>more DTAs, but then money can be a powerful motivating factor in<br>behavior modification ;-).<br><br>Craig.<br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org" href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a></span><br><br>Ah ok, i didnt have the lowest basic (thought that only included
local/overair channels)<br>
I happen to have have gotten an HD STB, which has ended up costing me
$8/month (benefit is the firewire capture works). But my only
alternative is to go sat, which would require buying HD-PVR'S (and a new
myth system with the power decode the HD compressed clips).<br>There really arnt any big providers that are consumer friendly anymore with the DTA's and the STB's systems.<br></div></div>
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