[mythtv-users] Question about Firewire and Digital Cable

[Michael Tiller]

Ouch! That is not at all what I wanted. Bummer. I don't even have an HDTV so
I don't care about HD. What I wanted was a pure digital feed to my MythTV
box so I wouldn't need to do an D-A and then A-D again. Too bad.

So it sounds like I'm just stuck using an Hauppauge card to capture the
output from the digital receiver. Hmmm....

--
Mike

On 10/30/05, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If you have a box the can handle HD, you will be able to get all of the
> free-to-air (OTA) HD channels that the cable provider carries. You won't
> have to pay for an HD package.
>
> In all likelyhood, these are also the ONLY channels (along with their SD
> versions) that you will have access to via firewire, regardless of what
> package you pay for.
>
> On 10/30/05, Michael Tiller <michael.tiller at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Should I assume by this comment that if I get a receiver that has a
> > firewire port that they have to enable it even if I'm not getting an HD
> > package?
> >
> > --
> > Mike
> >
> > On 10/30/05, Michael T. Dean < mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Tom E. Craddock Jr. wrote:
> > >
> > > > Michael Tiller wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I'm interested in finding a digital cable receiver that will allow
> > > me
> > > >> to stream (via firewire) directly to my MythTV box. I just called
> > > >> WOW and they said that they provide Scientific Atlanta 3100/3200
> > > >> boxes. They seemed somewhat vague about *exactly* what they
> > > >> provided. If I get really serious, I'll try to pin them down, but
> > > >> that isn't my question...
> > > >>
> > > >> I notice that people talk about 3250's as having firewire ports.
> > > >> But, what the guy from WOW said was that they had to license these
> > > >> ports in order to use them and that WOW does not license them. The
> > > >> bottom line (at least according to him) is that there is no way to
> > > >> use a firewire port on a receiver even if your receiver has such a
> > > port.
> > > >>
> > > >> Does this sound right? Anybody with WOW (ideally in SE Michigan :-)
> > >
> > > >> care to comment?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks a bunch if you can confirm (or even better, refute) this
> > > >> information.
> > > >
> > > > The people @ WOW are woefully wrong. Search this list at
> > > > gossamer-threads (google search mythtv & gossamer-threads) for FCC
> > > and
> > > > Firewire, youll find posts linking to the FCCs requirement of
> > > firewire
> > > > ports as of July '04.
> > >
> > > Perhaps wrong about not enabling the ports, but they are right about
> > > the
> > > ports not working unless they enable them. ;)
> > >
> > > Mike
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