[mythtv-users] Connecting to external cable box

Chad masterclc at gmail.com
Sat Jul 1 04:28:16 UTC 2006


> >Well, firstly the serial cable won't help you capture anything, you need
> >to hook up the (ideally) component out on the cable box to the
> >appropriate inputs on a capture card such as a PVR. This is the exact
> >combination I have (a PVR250) and it works great.

I'd love to see a component capture setup in a PVR250...  Did you mean
composite?  Or possibly S-Video + RCA L/R?


> Wow, I can't seem to find any info on serial control. It appears that the IR
> blasters are the more popular choice even though it seems easier to just
> connect the cable to the computer using a cheaper serial wire.
>
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