[mythtv-users] Using Two DTAs with One PVR-500

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:00 PM, David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us> wrote:
> On Tue, January 19, 2010 4:41 pm, Brian Wood wrote:
>> On Tuesday 19 January 2010 05:38:19 pm David Brodbeck wrote:
>>> The "free" Pace DTAs that Comcast is sending to subscribers have only an
>>> RF output.
>>
>> I would complain, loudly. TV sets with analog tuners will slowly disappear,
>> and requiring you to have one might not be in accordance with the FCC
>> rules. I'll look into that.
>
> The DTAs are meant for use with analog TVs that were previously getting
> cable without an STB.  The assumption is that anyone with a digital TV
> would have been paying extra for a high-def STB to begin with.  It's only
> people with analog TVs directly connected to cable that were affected by
> Comcast's analog shutdown.

But even analogue TVs have composite and/or s-video and/or component inputs!

Madness, I am just glad Comcast isn't in our local TV market in NZ.
This isn't the only thread to lead me to that conclusion).