<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Mike Perkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikep@randomtraveller.org.uk" target="_blank">mikep@randomtraveller.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 20/02/15 19:56, James Miller wrote:<br>
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2015, Doug Lytle wrote:<br>
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On Feb 20, 2015, at 1:50 PM, James Miller <a href="mailto:gajs-f0el@dea.spamcon.org" target="_blank">gajs-f0el@dea.spamcon.org</a> wrote:<br>
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sources: one ATSC cable, and the other OTA. Since there is only one<br>
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The HDHR3-CC doesn't support ATSC<br>
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Thanks for the clarification, Doug. I think I made a mistake in describing the<br>
sources: I think ATSC would be the OTA broadcasting source, while the cable<br>
would be (clear) QAM/NTSC. These acronyms and their meanings get confusing--how<br>
do you guys keep track of them? The whole thing is pretty far removed from what<br>
I do in my day-to-day existence so, despite the fact that when I make forays<br>
into Myth matters I gain some understanding of them, that quickly dissipates<br>
when I get back to real life.<br>
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The nomenclature doesn't matter. The "CC" in the name indicates that these devices only talk to cable inputs.<br>
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You can't use them for any OTA reception, even if you don't insert a cable card.<span class=""><font color="#888888"></font></span><br></blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Yes, you'll need two devices if you want to record both cable (using CableCard) and OTA (ATSC). SiliconDust does make well-regarded devices for both signal types, but not simultaneously in the same device. The devices which can record broadcast TV (HDHR4-2US or HDTC-2US) can also tune clear (unencrypted) QAM on cable, but that is increasingly rare and even if you have it now you shouldn't count on its continued availability.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Karl<br></div></div>