[mythtv-users] Firewire - Shaw - Score HD

[Mark Hutchinson]

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Kane Tse <kane.tse at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > I am still capturing all of my SHAW HD from my HDPVR due to this.  I
> tried
> > with Firewire a couple of years back and saw too many issues.  Now I just
> > use Firewire for channel changing.
> > Do you find that this works fine for all other channels?  As a fellow
> > Canadian with Shaw, I would be really interested in hearing about your
> > experiences.  I have been thinking of trying another source for TV (
> Telus
> > or Sat )
> >
>
> Once one eliminated the locked/protected channels (mostly the premium
> HD channels like National Geographic, Discovery HD, The Score HD) from
> MythTV, I used a daisy chained Motorola DCT-6200 and DCT-6416 very
> successfully with Shaw cable (Vancouver) for 3 years from 2008 to
> 2011.  Had no zero-length or failed recordings over firewire capture
> after the initial set-up period.
>
> Unfortunately, I had to leave Shaw for other reasons (pricing).  But
> the firewire-based capture never failed me.  It's too bad some of
> their newer hardware doesn't have firewire ports anymore.
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Are you still using Myth?  What are you using now?  I am interested in
alternative providers ( other than SHAW ) for Mythtv capture in Canada.
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