[mythtv-users] Can't tune to certain channels with HDHomeRun Prime

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 4:31 PM Scott Simpson <simpson1000 at live.com> wrote:

> I have not installed a tuner adapter. I'll have to get one from
> Spectrum. I didn't need one (mostly) for Comcast. Will getting one of
> these solve my problem even with the presence of the protected content
> path as you describe below?

No, but it would allow a compliant device (which mostly
means Windows Media Center or TiVo) to record it (and
sometimes a few of the otherwise non-protected channels
require it (in one client location the local PEG requires it)).

> This is my problem. When I got to http://192.168.1.10/lineup.html (my
> HDHomeRun device is on 10) I see the channels I want are listed as "HD
> DRM" while the ones I can record freely are just HD.

MythTV will not be able to directly record channels marked
with the word DRM via a CableCARD tuner.

> Yes. I agree completely. Unfortunately the provided DVR interface for
> Spectrum is likewise horrible in comparison to Comcast.

Charter has at least two different STB interfaces, which
depend on location (they are moving towards one, but
there are still various legacy boxes around, and due to
supply chain issues, sometimes old boxes are handed
out rather than not having anything to hand out even in
locations that are supposed to only use the new ones).
In the longer term, Charter has partnered with Comcast
to use the Comcast "flex" boxen.  That does not help
you today.

Charter also has an app (for smart TVs, and TV boxes
such as the Apple TV and Roku, along with mobile
versions of the app for your phone/tablet) that along
with their cloud DVR works for some, but it is certainly
not the same as MythTV (or even the Comcast X1
boxen).  Many OTT/vMVPD choices, of course, exist.
And Channels (getchannels.com) offers the ability to
record TVE channels, which includes many (although
not all) of a providers channel content.

> > The analogue hole still exists as a fully legal solution if you
> > wish to continue to use MythTV, but it is differently complex
> > than you are used to on Comcast.
>
> Analog hole? You mean over the air? What is this?

Analogue hole is using a provider(s) STB with component
(analogue) out to a device such as a HD-PVR which then
re-encodes the picture for recording.  The details are on
the MythTV wiki (and if you want to pursue that approach,
others on the list are doing so and are better able to
comment).