[mythtv-users] Verifying HD content with a HD-3000

[Brad Fuller]

Joel Turner wrote:
> I am curious how one can verify that they have succesfully set up an 
> HD-3000 for HDTV viewing. I currently have an SD setup with the primary 
> card being a PVR350. I purchased the HD3000 several months back but 
> never got around to setting it up. Last weekend, I succesfuly set it up 
> according to the Wiki directions for QAM256. To set up my card I went to 
> Zap-It, configured a digital cable lineup to use for the HD-3000, 
> associated the card with it, created a channels.conf and imported it 
> into Myth. I also changed the entries in the channel table for each 
> entry (mplexid and serviceid) and zeroed out atscsrcid. It is currently 
> the second tuner in my system. Coming from the wall I have split the 
> cable with one feed to the HD-3000 and the other to my Cable box. I am 
> using Charter in Madison, WI and was able to receive approximately 30 
> channels unencrypted including all local channels on the HD-3000.
>
> Here is where I am confused if I’m actually capturing HDTV content. 
> Charter supplies what they call HDTV capable boxes and have reserved an 
> upper band of channels on their service for HDTV. For instance Fox is on 
> channel 8 and channel 757. If I use the HD-3000 as the selected tuner 
> and schedule it to record the show 24 on channel 8, am I capturing HD 
> content as it’s broadcast in HD? Is there a way to check the completed 
> file for information that would confirm that I have? I'm planning on 
> purchasing an LCD shortly and would love to be able to confirm that 
> everything is set up properly.
>
>   
I've wondered the same thing. The problem is that you are playing back 
the content on what you record it on, right? And so, how do you know 
where the actual problem is? For instance, if you have a problem with a 
recorded program, is it in the recording or in the playback.
brad