[mythtv-users] Recording HD content from a Comcast/Dish/DTV box

[Jason Weinstein]

What about a device such as this: http://dv411.com/ediussp.html

Of course it will need drivers and such, but I doubt you are the only one
that wants to be able to use MythTV with their HD cable or sattelite without
being limited to only the channels "they" let you record in HD.

On 12/28/05, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 12/28/05, Jason Weinstein <potuncle at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > What about getting a HDTV hardware-based encoder that can take component
> > in?
>
>
> There just aren't any commercially available.
>
>
>
> You could then go from the cable box via component to the encoder in the
> > computer and have DVI or component going from the computer to your TV. Use
> > LIRC and a IR-blaster to control your cable box.
> >
> > I, personally am sticking to OTA HDTV and not paying for trash.
> >
> >
> > On 12/27/05, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > > >Digital broadcasting in the US is trash.
> > >
> > > It's no more trash than analog TV, though.  Just better protected
> > > trash ;-)
> > >
> > > On 12/27/05, Brandon Stoll < mrmagoo at mrmagoo.org > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On 12/26/05, Alex Malinovich < demonbane at the-love-shack.net> wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 17:49 -0800, Ian Forde wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 18:11 -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > > > > > > There are two ways to capture HDTV.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 1)  OTA with an HDTV tuner card
> > > > > > > 2)  via Firewire from a cable box like the Motorola DCT-6200
> > > > (IIRC).
> > > > > > > This is limited only to the channels that the cable provider
> > > > provides
> > > > > > > unencrypted on the firewire port
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Make that 3...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 3) Cable QAM with an HDTV tuner card to get the digital channels
> > > > that
> > > > > > that the cable provider provides... effectively a subset of
> > > > option 1,
> > > > > > but suitable for those in places where HD antennae can't be put
> > > > up
> > > > > > effectively...
> > > > >
> > > > > So if I get an HDTV card like the pcHDTV-3000 and it has support
> > > > for QAM
> > > > > (which I believe the 3k does), I can just plug the cable into the
> > > > card
> > > > > and have it pick up any unencrypted HD channels? So HBO-HD
> > > > probably
> > > > > won't work, but Fox HD should, right? Or is there something else
> > > > I'm
> > > > > missing?
> > > > >
> > > > > And what about encoding the video? If I get a hardware encoder can
> > > > it
> > > > > encode HD content the same way as regular content, or am I going
> > > > to be
> > > > > looking at doing software encoding for HD?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks much for the help.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > You might want to find a TV with a built-in tuner or something to
> > > > that
> > > > extent to find out what exactly you're going to be getting over QAM.
> > > > I get the big networks, Discovery Times, and TNT... but from other
> > > > comments it seems to vary a lot depending on provider.
> > > >
> > > > I like getting the networks in HD and all, but spending $100+ to
> > > > only
> > > > get like 6 channels is disappointing.
> > > >
> > > > So basically, firewire has 5C copy protection, QAM has little
> > > > content,
> > > > OTA has (understandably) limited content.  Digital broadcasting in
> > > > the
> > > > US is trash.
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