[mythtv-users] HDHR Prime (Comcast cable card)

faginbagin mythtv at hbuus.com
Tue Oct 29 18:47:40 UTC 2013


On 10/29/2013 1:03 PM, Mike's JdJ wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/29/2013 05:23 AM, Doug Lytle wrote:
>> Eric Sharkey wrote:
>>>   On Comcast you
>>> should be able to record everything except for premium channels like
>>> HBO.
>>
>> Not for me (Southern Lower Michigan).
>>
>> Comcast has tagged everything copy once.  And, they refuse to make any
>> changes.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
> 
> Doug, please let me know if you get it working.
> 
> I'm about 50 miles North of Detroit.
> 
> The Comcast (I think the truck was marked S E Com or something like that) installer came with a supervisor to install the cable card into my HDHR Prime.  I don't think they had seen an HDHR Prime before; didn't know how to insert the cable card.  The supervisor spent a long time on the phone with headquarters.  I mentioned the copy-once issue to him, but he was either playing dumb, or...
> 
> 
> MythTV wouldn't receive anything on it.  I finally used Windows Media Center on Win 7 to talk to the HDHR Prime.  It could record and play through the cable card.  Comcast fled at that point.
> 
> Like MythTV, my LG TV (LM 6700) also can see the HDHR Prime tuners, but if I select one, the LG TV reboots.
> 
> On the RF input, the LG TV does see Comcast clear QAM local channels at this time.  I'm guessing that will disappear soon.
> 
> I use MythTV to record OTA channels (50 foot antenna).  I watch the cable card channels on WMC, but it really sucks compared with MythTV.
> 
> 
> Mike

Have you checked if WideOpenWest (wowway.com) is available in your area? They don't encrypt basic cable. WOW is available in Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids & Lansing. I'm guessing you're in Flint or maybe Saginaw, not sure if they reach you.

Regards,
Helen


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