[mythtv-users] firewire/comcast/motorolla DHC3200

[Mark Knecht]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Jason <spuppet at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Marc,
>
>
>  > On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 07:23:44AM -0700, Jason wrote:
>
> >> You won't be able to record encrypted channels, though.  But, I get most
>  >> of
>  >> the SD channels unencrypted.  Most of the HD ones are unencrypted, too,
>  >> but
>  >> the encryption seems to get activated for some programs (not necessarily
>  >> the
>  >> entire channel).  I have a HD HomeRun as a primary to record broadcast
>  >
>  > I forgot to ask, do you actually get HD over firewire for HD digital
>  > channels
>  > that you can't get unencrypted with HD Homerun, or they come out in SD?
>
>  My experience has been that I can get some of them, some of the time.
>  That is, I've been able to tune most of the HD channels at some point in
>  time, but other times I have not.  I have not been able to tune HD movie
>  channels at all (i.e. Encore, etc. -- The 500 range of channel numbers,
>  IIRC)
>
>  In those cases where I haven't, it's been for new episodes of shows
>  running during primetime.  I've assumed that this is because 5C is turned
>  on for those specific showings; as a result, I've put my HDHR as a much
>  higher priority device than the FireWire tuner to work around this.  Most
>  of the shows I want are major broadcast shows anyway.  For the movie
>  channels, I assume that 5C is always on.
>
>  I'm looking forward to the new Hauppauge device to help resolve some of
>  this, so I've pre-ordered it.
>
>
>
>  Jason

I wonder if anyone is contemplating creating a web site that keeps
track of how different cable providers are encrypting and how
different STBs are working?

- Mark