[mythtv-users] Which is the best HDTV Tuner Card

[Steve Adeff]

On Thursday 17 November 2005 22:19, Todd Ignasiak wrote:
> On 11/17/05, Tom Dombrosky <tbdombrosky at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 11/17/05, Nathan Allen Stratton <nathan at robotics.net> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Steve Adeff wrote:
> > > > the website never gets updated, the HD3000 DOES support QAM, I've
> > > > been
> >
> > using
> >
> > > > it this way for about 2 months now.
> > > >
> > > > QAM is used by cable companies, so if you recieve your HDTV via a
> > > > cable
> >
> > line
> >
> > > > then you would use QAM(most likely QAM256).
> > >
> > > You only get local right? I think at least Comcast scrambles all the
> > > other HDTV making the new QAM support not worth a lot.
> > >
> > > -Nathan
> >
> >  Comcast has more unscrambled channels than Cox did for me.  ESPN-HD,
> > INHD1, INHD2, DISC-HD, TNT-HD, and CSN-HD are all in the clear.
>
> This differs per region..  My Comcast provider used to have ESPN-HD,
> InHD1 and InHD2 in the clear, and they just started scrambling it a
> month or two ago.
>
> The locals remain unscrambled.  But, those can be received for free
> with a decent antenna.

OTA analog must remain unscrambled, FCC regulations.

Steve