[mythtv-users] HDHomerun and Laptop Questions

[Greg Hermsen]

On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com>wrote:

> Greg Hermsen wrote:
>
>> I have an HP dv9620us laptop with a busted screen.  To continue to use an
>> otherwise good laptop, I'm thinking about using it as a MythTV FE/BE.  If I
>> connected an HDHomerun, would this be capable of capturing and displaying
>> cable HD content?
>>
> Digital recordings are trivial.  You merely have to be able to save a
> stream at 19mbps (2.4MB/s).  As for playback, a 1.9GHz Ath64 should have no
> problem.
>
>> I do not plan to use an antenna.  Would I be able to receive both
>> unencrypted digital AND analog digital over both of the HDHomerun inputs.
>>
> What exactly is 'analog digital'?  As for analog, the HDHR is digital only,
> and cannot capture analog signals.  If you want analog capture on a laptop,
> you need to get a USB tuner.
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Sorry... 'analog digital'...I meant 'analog cable'.

I get more channels from Charter Cable through analog than I get through
clear-QAM.  I'm trying to figure out if I'm getting the terminology mixed
up, or if I would really be limiting myself to fewer channels...only
clear-QAM and not analog.

Thanks,
Greg
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