[mythtv-users] Myth .27 no longer has pre-tune channel setting.

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/23/2013 03:08 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> ....
>> Yeah, you should get a much clearer picture from either S-Video (preferred)
>> or Composite (if S-Video isn't available).
> Since the OP has a comcast email address, this is likely a
> Comcast DTA,

Yeah, I had assumed he was using a DTA with only RF-modulated output, too...

>   and while the broadcom chip used in them
> does have a composite signal available, it is not wired to
> any external connector.  Only RF NTSC is available.

But then he said:

>> On 10/23/2013 02:11 PM, Stefan Jones wrote:
>>> The suggestion about using the composite or S-Video outputs is 
>>> interesting. Right now the coax goes into the PVR-150, and the 
>>> composite video and audio goes to my TV. (The TV only has one coax 
>>> connector.) If I can split the outputs, or if there is an S-video 
>>> connector, I may try that.
>>
>

in the part you trimmed, so, I suggested using the Composite he's 
currently wiring directly to the TV.

> In general, for Comcast customers, I recommend an OCUR
> (CableCard) tuner for ease of usage and higher quality.

And, yes, he also said:

>>> (Of course, when I get my Silicon Dust tuner working, this will all 
>>> be academic. It should be able to tune the entire lineup, with three 
>>> tuners,m and I can get rid of the PVR-150. However, I am not 
>>> confident that Comcast will get the CableCard properly activated in 
>>> a prompt manner. 

in the part I trimmed, so he's planning to use an HDHR Prime.  :)

Mike