[mythtv-users] comcast digital box and mythTV

[Mike Angstadt]

On 3/27/06, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
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> On Mar 27, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Mike Angstadt wrote:
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> >
> > Well, I'm also in Chicago with Comcast, and my box has an active
> > serial port.  Obviously, I don't know how representative this is of
> > their other boxes in the area, but just thought I'd mention.  So
> > you may want to check that out first to save yourself the trouble
> > of using an IR blaster at all.
> >
>
> Was it active when you got it or did you have to get them to activate
> the port ?? Sometimes telling them you have a TiVo will get them to
> activate it, you really don't want to go into what Myth is with a
> Cable Company CSR :-)
>
> BTW - I see the TiVo vs. Echostar lawsuit starts being heard today.



Mine was just active when I got it.  I had it hooked up to my computer and
was changing channels long before I ever even realized that apparently it
isn't activated a lot of the time :)

-Mike
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