[mythtv-users] Hauppauge USB CableCard Tuner for $129!

Tom Bongiorno two.bits.11 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 19 18:22:35 UTC 2011


On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:09 PM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Note that CCI may be set to a non-zero value even on an unencrypted
> > channel.  The cable card will block access to these, even though you
> > could have gotten them with an ordinary clear-qam tuner.
>
> I have seen that. The cablecard in the sony HD tv picks up channels
> that my set-top box blocks and without the cable card I used to get a
> few extra unencrypted channels (I have not looked at that recently).
>
> John
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In my are, these were always the same.  Unfortunately, early adopters will
only know for sure by using a CC device.  In a few months, you should be
able to look at the SiliconDust site to see what channels you will get
copy-freely in your area just as you can now with Clear-QAM.

-Tom
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