I agree with Raymond, that as far as Myth goes, recording via the Cable vs Satellite connection is preferable. I however have 3 mo left in my Satellite contract, so I can't get rid of the Satellite. I have been paying Cable without the cable box, so basically I can't see any channels directly from the TV since I don't have their cable box. I also heard that Comast HD is a "fake" HD - I am assuming that they are using way lower bit-rates than others...<div>
<br></div><div>But essentially, in 3 months I am thinking of upgrading to Comcast Cable - disconnecting Satellite.</div><div><br></div><div>At this point, since I am left with Satellite for next 3 mo, I just think it makes more sense to disconnect Comcast till I get more flexibility.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I also want to thank Gary for the in-depth explanation of what it means by disconnecting the cable connection. I think I might just have to suck it up and not have a recording for the next 3 odd months till I get the Cable reinstated - recording Satellite on Myth is a PITA, not to mention I don't even know how to do it.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks to all that answered. Appreciate it.</div><div><br></div><div>Ash</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:46 PM, R. G. Newbury <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:newbury@mandamus.org">newbury@mandamus.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On 04/03/2012 02:38 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:<br>
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On 4/3/2012 13:13, A Desai wrote:<br>
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Basically that means that if I disconnect my basic cable from Comcast,<br>
I will either need a OTA antenna or record via satellite. Since I have<br>
both comcast basic and satellite, I wanted to get rid of Comcast<br>
basic. Seems like I will have to redo my setup if I want to keep using<br>
Myth instead of the satellite DVRs.<br>
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If you want to use MythTV instead of hardware DVRs from your content<br>
provider, you would be much much better off dropping satellite and<br>
upgrading your Comcast service. Recording satellite means a separate STB<br>
rental for each channel you want to simultaneously record, an analog<br>
capture input for each STB (~$25 for SD, $190 for HD), a error prone IR<br>
blasting for channel changing. Recording Comcast means a cablecard tuner<br>
($110 for two channels, $200 for four), a single M-card rental at a<br>
couple dollars per month, and no STB rental.<br>
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Ahh if only it were that simple in Canada. Rogers 'support' personel do not know the meaning of the phrase 'cable card'. They think that it is some sort of gift subscription that you would have received for your birthday......<br>
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