[mythtv-users] Thinking of Switching from Cable to DirectTv

[Dave Packham]

Would you mind sharing your scripts?

Thanks for the info
Dave P

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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of David George
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Thinking of Switching from Cable to DirectTv

On 3/6/2005 4:18 PM, Brad Templeton wrote:

>But in general, analog cable is _so_ much better than satellite or
digital
>cable when it comes to a PVR.
>
>
>Pros:
>    Guaranteed channel changes, tuning is instant (even though there is
>    still a delay to restart the digital capture in your PVR)
>    Quasi-acceptable live tv surf ability -- live tv surf is
intolerable
>    with the others
>  
>
I have guaranteed channel changes.  Using the serial control to a 
Directv receiver has never missed a channel change.

>    It's never accidentally off.  (If your satelitte box gets an off
>    code for some reason, or goes off in power glitch, you get no
>    recording.)
>  
>
The channel changing script I use makes sure the satellite box is on 
before sending the channel change.

>    You can slap as many tuners on it as you want (satellite/dc needs a
>    box for every tuner)
>  
>
True

>    One simple wire into the box
>  
>
Have to give you this one also :-)

>    Not transcoding pre-compressed re-expanded video
>  
>
True for analog cable as you describe.  But I have to admit satellite 
looks *a lot* better than analog cable from my provider.  They still 
haven't gotten channels 2-13 looking good and they have been promising 
us this for years.

>
>Cons:
>    Digital TV/Satellite have more channels
>  
>

--
David

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