[mythtv-users] Anyone successful with HD3000 DVB andPVR-150/500's?

[Erik Pettersen]

> it is difficult to
> find out what's available unencrypted without actually signing up for
> digital cable (or getting access to a system at someone's house who
> has).

random thought:  If you have analog cable, and they didn't put a
filter specifically on your line, you *may* be getting digital QAM 256
signals (and therotically HDTV broadcast channels in the clear)
without specifically subscribing to digital cable.  It really depends.
 If you have cable internet in additiona to your analog cable this may
likely be the case.  You're just missing digital cable set top box (or
QAM tuner for unencrypted stuff).

It's really a crapshoot, but if you ahve the HD3000 already it's worth
a shot, eh?  I'm about to return my HD capable (no firewire) digital
cable box and cancel digital cable service because I dont' use it and
the HD line up is pathetic! (no FOX no ABC! gross, I'm rigging an uber
antenna darnit!) But I digress... give it a shot with the HD3000 and
the DVB drivers, maybe you'll get lucky.

BTW I have no idea re: the legality of what I'm proposing, you're on
your own/disclaimers apply... but it's the equivalent of having analog
cable and pluggin in your ATSC/QAM capable HDTV (like I have) and
having some unencrypted local broadcast HDTV stations being picked up
via the QAM tuner.

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