[mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] comcast moving to settop on Bay Area - goodbye analog

[Mark Small]

On March 8, 2009 04:09:14 Marc MERLIN wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 10:17:52PM -0800, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> > So,
> > 1) you seem to be saying it's not going to be a flag day and that the
> > analog channels are already available as digital?
> >
> > 2) if so, or in either case, are those digital channels (going to be)
> > tunable with hd-homerun or encrypted and will require the DCH-3200 or
> > equivalent (like SCIFI-HD)
> >
> > 3) Since I have the OTA channels tunable via HD-Homerun, are there even
> > any analog channels going to be left that will be worth tuning (in other
> > words, will my 3 analog tuners be sitting idle from now on)?
>
> 4) are the digital-analog converter boxes useful at all with mythtv?
>
> 5) assuming that comcast after the change ends up sucking enough that I
> just don't have a use before them, am I correct that there is currently no
> way to get some of those channels automatically in myth, by paying an
> internet video provider, or not, correct?
>    (hulu doesn't count until myth can at least stream from them)
>
> Thanks,
> Marc

Why not get some digital cable boxes, capture the analog output with your 
existing cards, and use IR blasters to control them.

Mark