[mythtv-users] Am I cable card ready?

[Raymond Wagner]

On 4/3/2012 08:59, Richard Shaw wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Raymond Wagner<raymond at wagnerrp.com>  wrote:
>> On 4/2/2012 19:21, Richard Shaw wrote:
>>> So I'm thinking I should just be able to buy a HDHR Prime, pop the card
>>> in, and be good to go!
>> No.  Cablecards get registered to a hardware ID in a specific tuner.  You
>> cannot simply take a card out of one device, insert it into another, and get
>> it to work.
> Hmm... But it should still be fairly simple to get it re-paired as
> long as I can get a hold of the right tech support person though,
> right?

In theory, yes.  More likely, you'll find it a lot easier to simply go 
to the nearest Cableco office, and swap out your STB for a cablecard 
self-install kit, or wait a few days for the mail if they don't offer 
such a thing.