[mythtv-users] New Comcast DTA, grrrrrrrr.

[Larry Kennedy]

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Tom Hayward <esarfl at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:
> > While I'm blindly trying to find what type it is by trying the various
> > likely prospects, or resorting to brute testing each and every one,
> and/or
> > searching on the LIRC website, maybe someone can save me time by telling
> me
> > what is appropriate for this DTA:
>
> Why are you using a DTA? Something like an HDHomeRun Prime that
> directly captures the MPEG2 stream is going to be much higher quality
> (and more reliable) than going through an analog capture card.
>
> How are you using the DTA? I assumed an analog capture card, but
> that's just a guess. Is there firewire on it or something? Can you
> change channels over firewire?
>
> Tom
>

The new Comcast "DTA" is actually digital, not analog.  And it does HD.
I've switched from the old analog DTA to the new digital DTA for my
peripheral TVs and they work great.  Except for the lack of an IR port as
the OP mentioned.

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