[mythtv-users] Can Myth 'tune' these 'free' converter boxes?

[Mark Knecht]

On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:00 PM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Jeff
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Jeff <junk_inbox at verizon.net> wrote:
>> <SNIP>
>>>> >>   Comcast is giving me 3 of these 'free', low-end digital converter
>>>> >> boxes. Instead of using them on TVs I was wondering whether Myth can
>>>> >> tune them and I'll used them as a digital frontend to my PVR-150's. Is
>>>> >> this possible?
>>>
>>> Yes - You would feed the S-Video and Sterio Audio outputs into your PVR-150
>>
>> Coax actually but I get the idea.
>>>
>
> You will probably get a better picture with component inputs to the
> PVR150 instead of having to tune the 150 to channel 3
>
> John

I will get NO picture using the S-Video input because there is NO
S-Video output on this cheap and free device. Coax in, coax out.
That's it. Other than two Coax connectors there is a channel 3/4
switch, a place to plug in the power supply and a place to plug in a
remote IR receiver.

- Mark