[mythtv-users] Backend 3000 miles away (kinda)

[Jamie Batmanglidj COMCAST]

Donald,

    1. Try a serial cable first. Generally more tidy than trying to re-route
via IR. There's  a python based set of scripts (do a google search mythtv
dct2000 serial or something like that)
        that provide basic channel change functionality over a serial line.
(found a bunch of info on it at the link below)

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1192561#post1192561
    2. If I'm reading this correctly, . . . probably easiest to use coax
from the cable box to the tuner card on the PC, anything else (SVGA RCA etc
. . . )
        and you'll need to hook up audio cables from the cable box to your
sound card as well as the video source.
    3. Yes and no, most systems (cable based still carry most of the lower
channels as analog.) however you will not get your premium channels without
going through your cable box.
        it's there, might as well use it.
    4. Really, use your cable box, you won't get your premiums without it.
I'm on comcast so there's not much I can provide in way of detail for
adelphia,


Hope this helps.

-Jamie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Cook" <DCook at t-online.de>
To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:38 AM
Subject: [mythtv-users] Backend 3000 miles away (kinda)


> I live in Germany and I have Myth up and running well.
>
> In three weeks I will be spending a week in Northern Virginia (USA) at
> my son's house.   My plan,  that while I am there, I am going to set up
> a standalone MythTV system that I will control by ssh and Mythweb to
> record programs in english for me to watch in Germany.  The method I
> have choosen to get the nuv files to Germany is snail mail.  Before
> anyone laughs, I would like to point out a quote I once read "Do not
> underestimate the bandwidth of a stationwagon full of real-to-real
> tapes".  So on a estimated monthly bases, my son will load up a large
> USB disk using nuverport and ship it to me in the mail.
>
> So my porblem is that with limited amount of time (one week- minus the
> time eating amarican food and seeing old friends and family), I am
> concerned about connecting to the Motorola dct2224 digital cable modem.
>  Any pointers interfacing with it would be appreciated.
>
> 1.  Should I plan on using serial control or ir blaster (and how much
> of a headache is it to get either working)?
> 2.  On the Motorola dct2224, what choises do I have on interfacing with
> the tunner card (ie coax, composit, svga) and which would be the best
> choice?
> 3.   On a differnt thread it was stated that even though the Motoroly
> dct2224 says that it is digital, it has analog input for the lower 100
> channels, would it make since just to plug the cable directly into the
> tuuner card bypassing the cable box?  If I did this would I still be
> able to get primium channles we pay for.
> 4.   My son has digital cable from www.adelphia.com .  Can anyone who
> use that provider  give me more information about question 3.
>
> I would appreciate any advance help on these issues so that the install
> will go smooth
>
> donald
>


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