[mythtv-users] Questions about v4l, digital cable, and the WinTV-D

[Joey Adams]

First of all I'm very impressed with what I've seen of MythTV so I've decided to build a machine to run it on.  I have digital cable (Scientific-Atlanta decoder box) but I didn't want to have to go the IR Blaster route so I started looking for a tv tuner that could decode it.  I found the Hauppauge WinTV-D (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=WinTV%2DD+digital) that looked like it might do the job, at least it does Digital TV. 

DTV is the same as "digital cable" right?  

And if it is, is the card even supported under linux?   I'm guessing no, but the only reference to the card that I found was from the middle of 2002.

I was reading through the links on the Video for Linux Resources page and apparently Hauppauge cards aren't the best supported either...   am I doomed to just using analog or an IR Blaster?

thanks for any help you guys can provide,
-Joe