[mythtv-users] MythTV in Atlanta

[Phil Bridges]

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
> On 3/15/2010 10:03, Phil Bridges wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 1:30 AM, Raymond Wagner<raymond at wagnerrp.com>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> All of those listed stations except for the local rebroadcasts will be at
>>> 480i, as that is the limit the DTAs can handle.  If you want HD, you need
>>> a
>>> full STB and an HDPVR to capture off of it.
>>>
>>
>> Or, you can get a cable box with Firewire.  I get nearly all of my
>> channels in the clear over both of my Firewire-enabled cable boxes.
>>
>
> Just like ClearQAM, it's hit or miss whether your cableco decides to let you
> record over firewire.  There is no regulation over what they have to provide
> encrypted, merely that they have to provide a functional firewire port for
> customers with a HD cable subscription.  There's no way prior to testing to
> know what you might be able to record, but then it doesn't cost you anything
> to do so, assuming you have a machine with a firewire port.  At the very
> least, it tends to be a more reliable mechanism for channel changing than
> using an IR blaster.

Considering the OP was asking about Atlanta, I figured I would give
him my Atlanta experience.