[mythtv-users] FireWire: Comcast removing 5C, channel changing now 100%

[Yeechang Lee]

Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> says:
> Could be a difference in the software on the cablebox itself as well?

Possible, but unlikely. I'm fairly certain that the upgrade to Fedora
Core 6 is the boundary line.

> tracking boxes by GUID instead of port/node (great if you have
> multiple boxes connected to the same computer)

Oh, thank you, thank you! The "random node on cable box
reconnection/powerup" issue is maddening whenever it occurs.

> My problem is, mine will be short anywhere from 5seconds to 5
> minutes!(never too long) Usually closer to 5-10 seconds, with
> noticeable interruptions in the datastream for longer incorrect times.

I strongly urge you to consider using the patches I mentioned at
<URL:http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/1660>. Read my comment.

> I'd love HDNet for MLS games, other than that I don't really know what
> I'm missing.

<URL:http://www.hd.net/movies_printableschedules.html>

Every single month I've had it has had at least one movie I'm glad I
was able to record. Here's a mere sampling of what I currently have
stored on my system from it, all in their original aspect ratios and
transmitted with the highest-possible HD cable bandwidth:

CLASSICS
2001: A Space Odyssey
Amadeus
Apocalypse Now Redux
Blade Runner
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Bullitt
Bye Bye Birdie
Chariots of Fire
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Empire of the Sun
Giant
Glory
The Lion in Winter
The Magnificent Seven
A Man for All Seasons
The Music Man
My Fair Lady
The Natural
A Passage to India
Platoon
Raging Bull
Shakespeare in Love
Silk Stockings
A Star Is Born
The Untouchables
West Side Story
Witness

LESS-HIGHBROW WORKS
10 Things I Hate About You
The Back to the Future trilogy
Last Action Hero
Real Genius
Stand By Me
Superman: The Movie
Support Your Local Sheriff!
WarGames

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