[mythtv-users] What is it with analog tv in the US?

Jason Werpy jwwerpy at gmail.com
Fri Feb 10 21:11:14 UTC 2006


On 2/8/06, Yeechang Lee <ylee at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> mike choy <mike at acaciaclose.co.uk> says:
> > [E]very post I read about from you guys in the us goes something
> > like
> >
> > 1. I have an analog capture card blah blah blah
>
> Most of the people using analog capture are doing so with Hauppauge or
> other non-HDTV card models. Such people are
>
> 1. Not using HDTV at all [The vast majority of such cases],
> 2. Forced to use analog capture cards with the non-HDTV (S-Video,
>    composite, or even coax) video outputs from their HDTV settop boxes
>    because
> a) if cable, the boxes' FireWire connections don't put out unencrypted
> signals
>    for premium movie channels, and
> b) if satellite, the boxes don't come with any digital output at all.
> 3. Occasionally asking if a future analog card can encode the HDTV
>    component output from the HDTV boxes. [The answer here is almost
>    certainly going to remain "No" for the foreseeable future due to
>    various reasons.]
>
> There are the fortunate among us who have full, unencrypted FireWire
> output of non-HDTV analog, non-HDTV digital, and HDTV digital channels
> from their cable settop boxes, but such are few and far between. (And
> let me tell you, it's great! Muahahahahahahaha!!!!1!!11!!ELEVEN!!!!)
>
> > 2. I'm using component connection to my HD display
>
> Note that--contrary to myth--in practice (as opposed to theory) there
> is nothing inherently inferior, video qualitywise, to using a
> component connection to a HD display versus using DVI or HDMI. It's
> entirely possible that, due to the vagarities of different connectors
> and chipsets and so forth, that a component output will provide better
> quality than using a digital connection. In other words, see for
> yourself. (Read
> <URL:http://www.axiomaudio.com/archives/dvdi_hdmi.html> for more on
> this topic.)
>
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Don't be shy.  If your cable provider isn't encrypting everything under the
sun, let us know who they are.  I am truly hoping that cable providers
realize that not restricting their customers is actually a GOOD business
plan.
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