[mythtv-users] HDTV over S-video?

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, 29 May 2006 16:32:16 -0400
Matt Pilet wrote:

> I too looked into S-video for HD. Unfortunately S-video can only carry a 
> max of 576i (on average 480i). I own two PVR 150s and had high hopes for 
> my Mythtv box. These hopes were shattered when I purchased a fantastic 
> 50" Samsung DLP and my cable provider, Charter Communications, provided 
> me with a new HD DVR with Firewire, S-video, HDMI, RGB Component Video, 
> etc... Had I stuck with a regular TV, I probably wouldn't mind too much 
> but Mythtv cannot come close to my cable provider's DVR in picture 
> quality. OK, I should clarify myself a little here... Under the current 
> available hardware Mythtv cannot provide the same quality as Cable co 
> DVRs. It makes me very angry that we all pay a lot of money for 
> cable/satellite but we're forced into using their hardware for the 
> majority of HD content out there. I purchased a firewire card thinking 
> that I could use it only to find that Charter uses 5c encryption on all 
> non-analog channels - can't someone crack this for illegitimate use ;) 
> It's not like we're trying to "steal" free cable, we are PAYING a 
> premium for it. The cable box should decrypt it and pass it on the 
> whatever device we're smart enough to throw together. I think a 
> "loophole" would be to build a card that has RGB component inputs. I 
> haven't been able to find any such card yet.


something like this card looks like the right hardware for the job (if
it had a driver of course)

http://www.fi-llc.com/boards/Products/AccuStream170.php

Until you click the "Press Here for information on how to order the AccuStream 170" and discover the price is $2995.00 !!


>I currently use RGB over 
> HDMI because I am VERY happy with the quality it provides. I would be 
> interested to here everyone's thoughts on this.
> 
> Thank you all for your time. Sorry to rant but this stuff really gets me 
> going.
> 
> -Matt
> 
> 
> Edgar Sigal wrote:
> > Thanks.
> > I found a good resource at http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ISSUES/STBs.html
> > I also found some info on using firewire to send the HDTV signal to the Myth
> > box.
> > http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php#capture and click on FireWire capture
> > from a supported cable box
> >
> > thanks again
> >
> >
> > -Edgar 
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Ivan Kowalenko [mailto:ivan.kowalenko at gmail.com] 
> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 10:05 PM
> > To: esigal at insidewire.com; Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV over S-video?
> >
> > On May 25, 2006, at 20.51, Edgar Sigal wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > I am setting up a Myth box, and still unsure about which capture to get.
> > I would like to know if it is possible to send an HDTV signal over S-video
> > cable.
> > You can send an NTSC video from an HDTV cable box, but not HD quality video
> > over an S-Video cable.
> >
> > Ie Scientific Atlanta HD Cable box and plug it into a PVR-150?
> > The PVR-150 just encodes analog signals to MPEG-2. It wouldn't know what to
> > do with the signal, even if it was possible to send it over the line (which
> > it's not).
> >
> > Will this support true HD signal, or will it be downgraded to NTSC standard?
> > NTSC standard. If you were to do what you listed above, you'd get NTSC.
> >
> > I appreciate any help the tech guru's can provide. I enjoyed the recent Coax
> > clarification.
> >
> > Edgar Sigal
> > Insidewire Services Inc.
> > E. esigal at insidewire.com
> >
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