[mythtv-users] Comcast Cable encrypted channels

[Jim Goddard]

Thanks.

I initially thought as much, but after getting the same (wrong) information from a number of Comcast techs, that actually appeared to know what they were talking about, I was hopeful.

Oh well, one more thing pushing me to cancel cable, and just watch what I want from the internet.

Thanks for all the great information.

Jim

> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:38:34 -0700
> From: robert.mcnamara at gmail.com
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Comcast Cable encrypted channels
> 
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Jim Goddard<monkeys_typing at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a digital tuner/capture card Hauppauge HVR2250 that came with a
> > remote and IR blasters.  The tuner card is working great in MythTV, however,
> > I really want to use it to record the cable channels I am paying Comcast
> > for.  Since my card has ATSC support only so far, I wanted to capture the
> > ATSC stream coming out of my cable box, but tune using the IR blaster to
> > control the cable box.  There is currently no way to supply an external
> > channel changing script to MythTV using mythtv-setup for a DVB tuner.
> >
> > Comcast assures me that my cable box supplies an ATSC signal as well as the
> > analog.  I have a Motorola DCH70 cable box.
> 
> Comcast is lying to you or doesn't know any better.  This box provides
> no QAM/ATSC output whatsoever-- QAM modulations is very expensive, and
> this box doesn't do it.
> 
> Robert
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