[mythtv-users] HD3000 and High-Def

[Zak]

I should add, you also need a machine capable of decoding and playing 
back the HD file.

Zak wrote:

> Do you have an HDTV?  If so, and you have a HD source (i.e., antenna 
> or cable), then it is absolutely worth it.
>
> A JM wrote:
>
>> Chad,
>>  
>> What kind of file sizes are you geting with some of your recordings?
>>  
>> The real question that I want to ask is it worth it? I meanshould I 
>> spend the time and money trying to get this to work?
>>  
>> Anyone else dealing with a QAM connection that could shed some light 
>> on the subject? What's the facts onbuying your own cable box? Can you 
>> do digital and HD that way?
>>  
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>  
>> On 9/1/05, *Chad* <masterclc at gmail.com <mailto:masterclc at gmail.com>> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>     On 8/31/05, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com <mailto:vbtalent at gmail.com>>
>>     wrote:
>>     > I'm looking for some background on HD since I currently only run
>>     in SD.
>>     >
>>     > Can someone give me the lay of the land as far as being able to
>>     recieve HD
>>     > and watch HD?  I "assume", bad word on my behalf, that by owning
>>     an HD card
>>     > (HD2000- HD3000) that the "decoding" portion of the signal is
>>     complete all
>>     > that is left is the actual signal?
>>
>>     I've got an HD3000 and I use an OTA antenna, NOT my cable
>>     companies cable (QAM).
>>
>>     You plug either your cable company fed cable into the card, OR a 
>> cable
>>     running from (usually) a large roof top antenna.  The cable
>>     company is
>>     called QAM, the antenna is called OTA, I seem to remember seeing it
>>     also called 8VSB.  The HD3000 supports both.
>>
>>     > We currenly have cable but do not use a cable box so we only get
>>     channels
>>     > below 70, I think it's with Insight Cable. Do you need a box or
>>     other
>>     > hardware to recieve the signal or just plug and play?
>>
>>     This should be a plug and play thing, at least as far as that goes.
>>     You will need to configure your card correctly within myth, but I
>>     think that part is obvious.
>>
>>     > Thanks for any insight the group can give.
>>
>>     Insight, funny choice of words since that's your provider ;)
>>
>>     The card is great.  Getting the DVB drivers all running happily
>>     together can be a bit cumbersome for about 30 minutes, but the 
>> more I
>>     do it, the faster I can iron out the creases it seems.  I have 
>> yet to
>>     use QAM at all, but from what I have read around here, on the AVS
>>     forums and from a few different miscellaneous pages, it provides 
>> more
>>     options and includes all the options that are available OTA.  I have
>>     about 4 other capture cards that do my non-HD stuff for me, so I 
>> don't
>>     bother to see if the grass is greener or not.
>>
>>     Good Luck!
>>
>>     > AJM,
>>     > _______________________________________________
>>
>>     Chad
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