[mythtv-users] Basic questions of newb. ( Cablevision)

Misc Things formisc at gmail.com
Sat Jan 30 14:29:01 UTC 2010


thank you Charles,
 I spoke with Cablevision CUS and he informed me that by the end of February
CV is going 100% digital and even for basic line-up we will have to have
their boxes? (and , i have no doubts, pay for them). This whole cable TV
provider
sh%% smelss like a good old mafia. I also was informed by CV's rep that they
will encrypt the basic channels too.
I'm not sure if this is 100$ correct though.

Let's say that it is . In this situation what would be the best ( after
cutting cabel off :) ) course of action:
 I want to be able to record at least 2  channels and watch one.

Thank you
Andrew

On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:26 AM, Charles Wright <cpwright at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have Cablevision in Westchester.
>
> To a first order approximation the only ClearQAM channels that are
> WCBS,  WNBC, WNBCDT2, WNBCDT4, WNYW,  WABC, WABCDT2, WABCDT3, WWOR,
> WPIX,NEWS 12, WNET, WNETDT2,WLIW, WLIWDT2, WLIWDT3.
>
> There are also some shopping/non-english channels, but I didn't keep
> them in my database.
>
> For the family cable channel's you'll need a cable box.  I can't get
> Firewire to work reliably (with an SA4250HD), so I use a PVR-150 to
> capture the analog.
>
> Charles
>
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Misc Things <formisc at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >  i'm a newbie to this project. I did some reading and i hope that this
> > allows me to post (semi) intelligent questions.
> > Before i proceed with them, let me provide you with the basic information
> > that i learned is required:
> > 1. I'm a US -> NJ ->Northen NJ.
> > 2. my tv provider is Cablevision.
> > 3. I have a HD DVR of Scientific Atlanta  (Explorer8300HD) from CV.
> > 4. DVR has a firewire port, i have no idea if it's functional.
> > 5. I have Sony HD ready tv.
> >
> > What i want:
> > 1. I want to stop paying for the DVR box and DVR service
> > 2. I want to have DVR service/box and don't worry about fees.
> >
> > What i suspect:
> > 1. I suspect that i have to keep paying for the dreaded box.
> > 2. I can drop the DVR service.
> >
> > Questions:
> > 1. Are my "wants" real?
> > 2. Is my suspicion correct?
> > 3. Can i drop the box and have all channels ( past 12 basic channels)
> > available for viewing using MyTv means?
> >
> > I'll obviously have more questions based on the answers i'll receive.
> > Thank you.
> > Andrew
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