[mythtv-users] OT: questions about FireWire
Jason
spuppet at comcast.net
Tue Apr 1 23:24:33 UTC 2008
HI Mark,
> My biggest question is, the FireWire ports on the cable box
> appear to be host-side ports. From what I have been
> able to gather, FW uses different connectors for host and
> client, like USB. The ports on the box appear to be the
> bigger host-side ports, and not the smaller client-side
> ports. So how would I use this with my PC? All FW cables
> I've looked at have the bigger host-side connector on one
> end and the smaller client-side connector on the other.
Others have already responded about the ports themselves. I'll add to
that info the fact that I had a bit of a tough time finding a 6-pin to
6-pin cable when I setup my firewire system. They seemed to be a bit rare
at the local big-box shops in my area.* You might want to take that into
account if you're in a hurry to set things up! :)
Jason
* I probably wouldn't have had much trouble if I didn't refuse to go to
Fry's.
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