[mythtv-users] Chicagoland services - Comcast, WoW, DirectTV, Dish...

[Brian Walter]

Donald Webster wrote:
> That sounds about right, except that if you subscribe to cable to get
> Discovery, TLC, etc... you will have to use a cable box to get it in
> HD.  You may also need it for some of the SD channels.
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> On 4/3/07, Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 4/3/07, Donald Webster <fryfrog at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Each cable box ends up as a "tuner", so if you have two cable boxes
>>> you have two tuners.  In my case, I have two cable boxes *and* two
>>> air2pc cards, so I have 4 "tuners".  2 that get almost 300 channels, 2
>>> that get 6 :p
>>>
>>> If you *have* a cable coming into your house from the cable company
>>> for any reason, I would bet $1 it has QAM HD signals for the *free to
>>> air* stations on it.  You might also get some panzy ass SD channels in
>>> QAM too, I seemed to get the SD version of all the HD stations as well
>>> as what looked like a few PPV *preview* channels and a *TON* of
>>> shopping channels.
>>>
>>> Is that what you were asking?  My 2 air2pc cards are totally unrelated
>>> and not dependant on the 2 firewire STBs.
>>>       
>> hmm, ok.  so theoretically, if i had an air2pc card i could plug my
>> cable into it and get the basic service again and possibly my local
>> OTA HD channels.  if i rented a cable box i may be able to use the
>> firewire out to get other channels as well.
>> well if the HDHR does QAM maybe i'll look into that route.  if that
>> works then maybe i'll subscribe for service to try and get Sci-Fi,
>> Discovery, TLC, History, etc.
>> it would be nice if there was an HD solution for satellite since
>> DirectTV will be adding a ton of content this fall.  oh well...
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Well, there *are* satellite solutions...they just cost a...um...tad much.
http://www.169time.com/
http://www.nextcomwireless.com/r5000/home.htm

>> thanks :)
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