[mythtv-users] Firewire Success Stories?

[Frank Lynch]

On 11/29/06, Larry K <lunchtimelarry at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This thread doesn't give me a warm-fuzzy re: firewire.  Is anyone else
> having success?
>
> On 11/27/06, Yeechang Lee <ylee at pobox.com > wrote:
> >
> > Tom Greer <trgreer at gmail.com > says:
> > > I've experimented with multiple DCT-6200s and multiple DCT-6412s.  I
> > > have observed no difference in the reliability of the firewire
> > > output between the models.  Both are require persistence in
> > > establishing a reliable connection.  Then they will work *extremely*
> > > reliably for an unforecastable period of time.  Then they switch
> > > ports (or just decide to be flaky again) for no obvious reason.
> >
> > This--weeks, or months, of 100% reliability[1], followed by an hour or
> > two of frustration with migrating ports or whatnot before working
> > again for weeks or months--is exactly my experience with FireWire with
> > my two 6200s . . . *Before* I swtiched, as per Jim Westfall's advice,
> > to the method I outlined at
> > <URL:http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/233570#233570 >
> > (from one week ago).
> >
> > [1] Excluding channel switching, which always has and probably always
> > will fail once every 20-30 recordings.
> >
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> > Yeechang Lee <ylee at pobox.com > | +1 650 776 7763 | San Francisco CA US
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I've been using firewire to a DCT-6200 cable box with great success, its
reliable about 99% of the time. The firewire ports migrate occasionally,
usually when the cable box is rebooted but this is very infrequent on my
system as I've protected it with a decent ups.

I'd also give a shout-out to RCN of Massachusetts as I'm getting 100% of my
channel line-up including subscription Hi-Def content (HBO etc) over
firewire here without any of that 5C nonsense.

--Frank
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