[mythtv-users] QAM256, no pids after scan?

Brian Long brilong at cisco.com
Fri Sep 9 13:51:36 UTC 2005


On Fri, 2005-09-09 at 09:01 -0400, Andrew Gallatin wrote:

> > allow me to ditch a Hauppage PVR-150 analong capture card and the
> > digital cable receiver in favor of the Fusion card mentioned above?

> It all depends on what your cable provider sends in the clear.  From
> your phone number, it sounds like you're also in the triangle area.
> In Cary I can get the TWC digital SD feeds for all the locals, plus
> their news14 station, WGN, some shopping channels, and CSTV.  This
> seems like it is the equivalent to all the analogs < 25, or what you'd
> get for the basic cable subscription.  I can get HD feeds for PBS,
> CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, Discovery-HD, and TNT-HD (and Universal-HD, but
> that is supposed to be temporary).
> 
> I cannot get ESPN, CNN, HBO, etc.   When basketball season comes
> around again, I'll have to invest in an analog tuner..  :-(

Drew,

Would a product like this work?
http://www.twinhan.com/product_cable_2.asp

It appears you could insert the Time Warner smart card into this card
and it would descramble the appropriate channels (assuming Time Warner
uses this type of smart card).

Thanks for your response.

/Brian/

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