[mythtv-users] CableCard???

[Matt]

On 11/14/06, Daniel Kristjansson <danielk at cuymedia.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 12:24 -0500, Stephen Sassman wrote:
> > Now I'm confused. I thought that if I bought a pcHDTV card and
> > subscribed to my cable companies HD service that I could get all of
> > the HD channels including the encrypted ones in true HD. If this isn't
> > the case, then why would I want to buy the pcHDTV card since I should
> > be able to get the unencrypted channels through firewire right?
>
> I've now had two completely different experiences with this in New York.
> In Manhattan, none of the basic cable channels were encrypted with RCN,
> but in Brooklyn all of the basic cable channels were encrypted with
> Cablevision. With RCN it was impossible to get a Firewire capable
> box. Or actually they would give you one; then tell you that they
> had functioning firmware, but they couldn't push it out to the box
> because the properly functioning firmware would break some of the
> other cable boxes out in the field which were of the same model, but
> without firewire ports. With Cablevision I'm told the firewire works,
> but I haven't tried it yet. I'm getting my C-SPAN fix from their web
> streams, since I haven't rented an additional box for my home office.
>
> -- Daniel
>
>

Daniel,

   I don't want to get too off topic, but I'm an avid reader of the
commits list, but I don't get around to reading the mailing lists
unless I'm searching for specific information.  Given what you've said
above, I'm just curious exactly what you use to capture your shows on
a regular basis and what you do for analog vs digital (if you do
both)?  Right now I have standard analog cable, straight from the
wall, no box... so I don't really have anything to worry about, but
I'm probably going to be moving somewhere and when I do I'm going to
be looking into going the HD route.  From the sounds of it, firewire
is really the only option right now besides OTA.  I have Air2PC cards
right now HD-5000s or whatever they renamed them, but just a dinky
indoor antenna so I don't get strong signals.

Anyway, thanks and sorry if I digress to much.

Matt