[mythtv-users] CableCard???

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Tue Nov 14 17:31:31 UTC 2006


On 11/14/2006 12:24 PM, Stephen Sassman wrote:
> Now I'm confused. I thought that if I bought a pcHDTV card and 
> subscribed to my cable companies HD service that I could get all of 
> the HD channels including the encrypted ones in true HD. If this isn't 
> the case, then why would I want to buy the pcHDTV card since I should 
> be able to get the unencrypted channels through firewire right? 

So you don't have to pay the $6/mo STB-tax.  Or, in my case, so I don't 
have to pay for cable or satellite at all (OTA).  Instead, I can put 
that money toward my Myth box.  :)

Mike


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